03-07-2010, 05:21 AM
I've always been surprised that most Indians are ignorant of the fact that Aryabhatta is considered by many to be one of the Father's of Cryptography as we know it today, apart from laying the basis for calculus, and his various other achievements. The Aryabhatta Remainder Theorem (ART) is directly relevant to Public Key Cryptography, and the Aryabhatta algorithm is currently employed in cryptography. The following paper has a simple description of the ART:
http://security.nknu.edu.tw/publications/2005SCIS.pdf
See:
http://www.springerlink.com/index/66777251J5617T31.pdf
for a formal reference. The annual RSA security conference in 2006 (San Jose) had Aryabhatta's contributions as it's main theme:
http://www.rsaconference.com/about-rsa-c...e-1995.htm
Further interesting and readable information on Aryabhatta's contributions to cryptography may be found at:
http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0604/0604012.pdf
http://arxiv4.library.cornell.edu/ftp/ar...2.3409.pdf
http://security.nknu.edu.tw/publications/2005SCIS.pdf
See:
http://www.springerlink.com/index/66777251J5617T31.pdf
for a formal reference. The annual RSA security conference in 2006 (San Jose) had Aryabhatta's contributions as it's main theme:
http://www.rsaconference.com/about-rsa-c...e-1995.htm
Further interesting and readable information on Aryabhatta's contributions to cryptography may be found at:
http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0604/0604012.pdf
http://arxiv4.library.cornell.edu/ftp/ar...2.3409.pdf