Ah, the tale of RSA, where numbers dance to the tune of secrecy. In the beginning, three wise souls—Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman—sought a way for messages to traverse an open world unnoticed. They took the trusty prime numbers and forged a method that combined elegance with strength. You see, it hinges on the curious difficulty of breaking down a fortress built by multiplying two large prime numbers together.
A public key is shared, open like a stained-glass window to the world, while a private key remains a treasured secret, cloistered away from prying eyes. Within this dance, RSA stands a…