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Index calculus algorithm

In computational number theory, the index calculus algorithm is a probabilistic algorithm for computing discrete logarithms. Dedicated to the discrete logarithm in ( Z / q Z ) ∗ {\displaystyle (\mathbb {Z} /q\mathbb {Z} )^{*}} where q {\displaystyle q} is a prime, index calculus leads to a family of algorithms adapted to finite fields and to some…

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