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The Mathematics of Public-Key Cryptography

The search for privacy in an age of electronic communications has given rise to new methods of encryption. These methods are more practical than older ones and are mathematically more interesting
Martin E. Hellman is a professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Stanford University. He is co-inventor of public-key cryptography.
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Scientific American Magazine Vol 241 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “The Mathematics of Public-Key Cryptography” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 241 No. 2 (), p. 146
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0879-146