Lecture 10: Cryptography

MIT 6.1200J Mathematics for Computer Science, Spring 2024
Instructor: Brynmor Chapman

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You’ve seen a couple of lectures on basic number theory now. Why was it in 6.1200? Today we will see how GCDs and modular arithmetic are extremely important for computer security!

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