1Crypt::DSA::Util(3)   User Contributed Perl Documentation  Crypt::DSA::Util(3)
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NAME

6       Crypt::DSA::Util - DSA Utility functions
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SYNOPSIS

9           use Crypt::DSA::Util qw( func1 func2 ... );
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DESCRIPTION

12       Crypt::DSA::Util contains a set of exportable utility functions used
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15       bitsize($n)
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17       Returns the number of bits in the Math::Pari integer object $n.
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19       bin2mp($string)
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21       Given a string $string of any length, treats the string as a base-256
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27       Given a biginteger $int (a Math::Pari object), linearizes the integer
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30       mod_exp($a, $exp, $n)
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32       Computes $a ^ $exp mod $n and returns the value. The calculations are
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35       mod_inverse($a, $n)
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37       Computes the multiplicative inverse of $a mod $n and returns the value.
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AUTHOR & COPYRIGHTS

42       Please see the Crypt::DSA manpage for author, copyright, and license
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47perl v5.8.8                       2004-12-31               Crypt::DSA::Util(3)