xero
Wolf480pl@xero what's 'd' ?
EDIT: nvm thanks for fixing it
@wolf480pl a secret integer. both sides of the exchange generate them the same way. but with different values
@wolf480pl Alice and Bob agree on a prime number, p, and a base, g, in advance. For our example, let's assume that p=23 and g=5.
Alice chooses a secret integer a whose value is 6 and computes A = g^a mod p. In this example, A has the value of 8.
Bob chooses a secret integer b whose value is 15 and computes B = g^b mod p. In this example, B has the value of 19.
Alice sends A to Bob and Bob sends B to Alice.
To obtain the shared secret, Alice computes s = B^a mod p. In this example, Alice obtains the value of s=2
To obtain the shared secret, Bob computes s = A^b mod p. In this example, Bob obtains the value of s=2.
The algorithm is secure because the values of a and b, which are required to derive s are not transmitted across the wire at all.
@xero I know how Diffie-Hellmann works.
I was pointing out inconsistent use of variable names
@wolf480pl sorry my meme is not up to standards. was just trying to be funny and make people smile ✌️
@xero sorry for being pedantic... it's a very good meme, which is why I paid attention to it in the first place.
@wolf480pl no worries. and likewise my apologies for assuming you were quizzing me about the value of 'd'.
