RE: Please Review a Diffie Hellman diagram

Actually, the values you picked worked fine. 5 is indeed a primitive
root of 7 (or "generator" of 7 using Sanjay's terms). As long as Xa < T
and Xb < T, you're fine.

Carl

-----Original Message-----
From: Saqib Ali [mailto:docbook.xml_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:48 PM
To: Mrinal Biswas; webappsec_at_securityfocus.com; jmurray_at_disillusion.ca;
jcglover_at_telus.net; steven.lodin_at_roche.com; Hall, Carl; Burke, Charles
Cc: Sanjay Rawat
Subject: Re: Please Review a Diffie Hellman diagram

Thanks for all the great feedback. I am working to improve the diagram
:-)

A lot of people email me asking to select R and T, Xa and Xb such that:
Ya != Xb and Yb != Xa.

Any suggestions for the value of R, T, and Xa and Xb . I would like to
keep the number small enough for people to do the calculation without
the use of a electronic device. Remember I am creating this for high
school students.

--
Saqib Ali, CISSP
http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/
"I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the retribution of an Awful Day
(The Day of Resurrection)" Al-Quran 6:15
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