13 October 1997
Source: Kalliste

    From: KALLISTE@delphi.com
    Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 18:19:29 -0400 (EDT)
    Subject: Digital Cash: Cryptography & Number Theory
    To: jya@pipeline.com [snip]

    A tutorial on the cryptography and number theory
    needed for digital cash is available at
    http://www.aci.net/kalliste/cryptnum.htm    .

    The topics covered are:

    A.  Some Preliminary Definitions.
    B.  Some Preliminary Mathematical Notation.
    C.  Modular Arithmetic and the Groups Z(p)*
        and G(q).
    D.  Diffie-Hellman and Discrete Logarithms.
    E.  RSA Public-Key System.
    F.  Hash Functions & Digital Signatures.
    G.  Blind Signatures.
    H.  Double-Spending Identification.
        1. Cut and Choose.
        2. Zero-knowledge Proofs & Schnorr Protocols.
    I.  The Representation Problem.
    J.  Proving Knowledge of a Representation.
    K.  Certification Authorities and Digital
        Certificates.

    J. Orlin Grabbe
    http://www.aci.net/kalliste/