It's the public exponent refered to in the RSA documentation and on the
limited edition T-shirt. Have a look at the following RSA documentation
which refers to this parameter:
RSA Laboratories' Frequently Asked Questions About Today's Cryptography,
Version 4.1
3.1.1 What is the RSA cryptosystem?
http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/faq/3-1-1.html
PKCS#1: RSA Cryptography Standard
http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/pkcs/pkcs-1/index.html
Regards,
Steven
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deng Lor [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 5:04 PM
> To: OpenSSL-User
> Subject: What does the "e-value" do?
>
> When using the OpenSSL to generate RSA keys, there is
> a parameter "e-value", which can be either 0x10001 or
> 0x3. I have read some articles of RSA, but none of them
> refer such a parameter, are there some body can tell me
> what does this "e-value" do while generating RSA keys.
>
> Any help are appreciated.
>
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