Zero knowledge( ab )

2005-05-09 Thread Sarad AV
hi, If user A has the integer a and user B has the integer b, can a zero knowledge proof be developed to show that ab,ab or a=b. Thankyou, Sarad. Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html

Re: Zero knowledge( ab )

2005-05-09 Thread Adam Back
There is a simple protocol for this described in Schneier's Applied Crypto if you have one handy... (If I recall the application he illustrates with is: it allows two people to securely compare salary (which is larger) without either party divulging their specific salary to each other or to a