Handbook
Glossary
next-safe-prime ( n -- q )
Safe prime numbers
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Vocabulary
math
.
primes
.
safe
Inputs
n
an
integer
Outputs
q
an
integer
Word description
Tests consecutive numbers and returns the next safe prime. A safe prime is desirable in cryptography applications such as Diffie-Hellman and SRP6.
Definition
USING:
kernel
math.primes.safe.private
;
IN:
math.primes.safe
:
next-safe-prime
( n -- q )
next-safe-prime-candidate
dup
safe-prime?
[
next-safe-prime
]
unless
;