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RSA details
- Select two large prime numbers p and q about 100 digits in length
- Compute n = pq and psi=(p-1)(q-1)
- Choose an integer E between 3 and psi which has no common factors with psi
- Select an integer D, such that DE differs by 1 by a multiple of psi
- Make E and n public but keep p, q, D and psi private.