JDM, > Leon Brits wrote > > I am in no way capable of writing such a patch and was hoping that > > someone is willing to share. > > To be more specific I need a patch that will change the key generation > > from: > > d = e-1 mod((p-1)(q-1)) > > to this: > > d = e-1 mod(LCM(p-1, q-1)) > > We’re also pursuing a patch to RSA Key Generation. Leon, are you saying > that you believe this is the change that is necessary in order for it to > be validated? What makes you think that? I think you’re further along in > the process than we are and I’d like to learn from what you’ve found.
The information I've given comes from a discussion our validation company had with someone at NIST. It seems to be the crux of the matter for NIST to go from 186-2 to 4. I am not sure what else may need to be changed.
