Hi professors... I'm a student studying cryptography and e-cash. I've been wondering, why many cryptographic protocols based on discrete log problem such as Schnorr, Brand's e-cash, Chaum & Pedersen's DLP blind signature, etc, we must choose a prime q & p where q divides (p-1)? q is the exponentiation modulo and p is the 'equation modulo'. Does it has something to do with Pollard (p-1) ? Thank you very much. Sincerely, -mukti ======================================== Check out my homepage: www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8972 > biodata, resumes, hobby, words of wisdom > Indonesian E-Commerce Resource Website (bahasa Indonesia) www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8972/resource.html electronic payment systems, Indonesian e-commerce law, credit card crimes in the Internet (you should know!), etc...