Cool stuff, my head hurts less than expected from the description, I can't speak for the accuracy of the explanation, but the clarity was just about where I needed it.
It might help that I've recently been re-reading "The Mathematics of Ciphers" by S.C. Coutinho[1] which has the best easy-on-ramp introduction to the number theory behind RSA that I've encountered.
It might help that I've recently been re-reading "The Mathematics of Ciphers" by S.C. Coutinho[1] which has the best easy-on-ramp introduction to the number theory behind RSA that I've encountered.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/The-Mathematics-Ciphers-Number-Cryptog...