From the original hard cover edition:
In the modern age of almost universal computer usage,
practically every individual in a technologically developed society
has routine access to the most up-to-date cryptographic technology
that exists, the so-called RSA public-key cryptosystem. A major
component of this system is the factorization of large numbers into
their primes. Thus an ancient number-theory concept now plays a
crucial role in communication among millions of people who may have
little or no knowledge of even elementary mathematics.
Hans Riesel's highly successful first edition of this book has
now been enlarged and updated with the goal of satisfying the needs
of researchers, students, practitioners of cryptography, and
non-scientific readers with a mathematical inclination. It includes
important advances in computational prime number theory and in
factorization as well as re-computed and enlarged tables,
accompanied by new tables reflecting current research by both the
author and his coworkers and by independent researchers.
The book treats four fundamental problems: the number of primes
below a given limit, the approximate number of primes, the
recognition of primes and the factorization of large numbers. The
author provides explicit algorithms and computer programs, and has
attempted to discuss as many of the classically important results
as possible, as well as the most recent discoveries. The programs
include are written in PASCAL to allow readers to translate the
programs into the language of their own computers.
The independent structure of each chapter of the book makes it
highly readable for a wide variety of mathematicians, students of
applied number theory, and others interested in both study and
research in number theory and cryptography. "
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