The RSAExponentOfOne class generates so-called 'exponent-of-one' RSA keys. These keys are
special RSA keys, in the sense that the output buffer matches the input buffer for an
RSA encryption or decryption. Practically, this means that if you generate a key-exchange
message using a RSAPKCS1KeyExchangeFormatter class that was initialized with such a special
key, the resulting key exchange buffer will include the secret key unencrypted.
Exponent-of-one keys are very useful when you're in the debugging stage of your application.
You can use these keys instead of 'normal' RSA keys, and the entire system keeps working
as expected. The only difference is that the 'encrypted' data is the same as the unencrypted
data - a very useful feature for debugging purposes.
Namespace: Org.Mentalis.Security.Tools
Assembly: Org.Mentalis.Security.Tools (in Org.Mentalis.Security.Tools)
Version: 1.0.0.0
Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration) |
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Public NotInheritable Class RSAExponentOfOne |
C# |
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public static class RSAExponentOfOne |
Visual C++ |
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public ref class RSAExponentOfOne abstract sealed |
Remarks
Exponent-of-one keys should never be used in production! They do not offer any
security whatsoever.