Question

You are doing a Diffie-Hellman-Merkle key exchange with Steve using generator 2 and prime 23. You pick the secret number 10. What value will you send to Steve

Answer 1

12

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Generator = g = 2

Prime = p = 23

secret number = a = 10

To find:

Let A be the value to be sent to Steve

Solution:

A = gᵃ mod p

= 2¹⁰ mod 23

= 1024 mod 23

= 12

A = 12

Hence the value sent to Steve is 12