The mathematics of ciphers : number theory and RSA cryptography /
S.C. Coutinho.
- Natick, Mass. : A K Peters, c1999.
- xv, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.
Bibliography: (pages 183-187) and indexes.
Introduction -- Fundamental algorithms -- Unique factorization -- Prime numbers -- Modular arithmetic -- Induction and Fermat -- Pseudoprimes -- Systems of congruences -- Groups -- Mersenne and Fermat -- Primality tests and primitive roots -- The RSA cryptosystem.