Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prime number generation for encryption
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Application No.: US16852172Application Date: 2020-04-17
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Publication No.: US11411732B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Rathna Ramesh , Anna M. Johnston
- Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Harrity & Harrity, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L9/30
- IPC: H04L9/30 ; H04L9/08

Abstract:
A device may select a first pseudorandom integer within a range of integers. The device may generate a first candidate prime, based on the first pseudorandom integer, for primality testing. Based on determining that the first candidate prime fails a primality test, the device may select a second pseudorandom integer within the range of integers. The device may generate a second candidate prime, based on the second pseudorandom integer, for primality testing. The device may determine whether the second candidate prime satisfies the primality test. The device may selectively: re-perform, based on the second candidate prime failing the primality test, the selecting the second pseudorandom integer, the generating the second candidate prime, and the determining whether the second candidate prime satisfies the primality test, or using, based on the second candidate prime satisfying the primality test, the second candidate prime as a prime integer in a cryptographic protocol.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210328792A1 PRIME NUMBER GENERATION FOR ENCRYPTION Public/Granted day:2021-10-21
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