Manual RSA*

he following mathematically related keys were generated by multiplying two prime numbers together

Public Key 7, 33

Private Key 3, 33

Send a secret message to your partner

Create a secret message of no more than about 10 characters (e.g. “I love you”)

Convert the text to numbers as follows: A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.

Your will now encrypt each digit with the public key 7, 33…

For each plain text digit n, use your calculator to calculate

n^7 mod 33

e.g. 2^7 mod 33 = 128 mod 33 = 29

Send your secret message to your partner

Receive a secret message from your partner

When you receive the secret message, you must decrypt with private key 3, 33

For each encrypted digit e, use your calculator to calculate

e^3 mod 33

E.G. 29^3 mod 33 = 24389 mod 33 = 2

Convert each number back to text

Enjoy your message