herve@prl.dec.com (Jean-Claude Herve) (08/16/90)
Archive-name: dec-bignum/10-Aug-90 Original-posting-by: herve@prl.dec.com (Jean-Claude Herve) Original-subject: Re: RSA software Archive-site: librarian@decprl.dec.com Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) > I would like to know if there are any public domain software packages > in either executable or source code which do either of the following > > - perform arbitrary precision arithmetic. > - factorise large numbers. > - test for primality. > For the arbitrary precision arithmetic, you can use the bignum library developped jointly by INRIA and Digital-PRL. This library contains C sources and assembler sources for VAX/ULTRIX, VAX/VMS, MIPS, 68020, NS and Pyramid machine. Note the next version will contain a C++ interface. To obtain this package, and/or the PRL report #2 "Bignum: a portable and efficient package for arbitrary precision arithmetic", send your request to: librarian@decprl.dec.com or Digital-PRL Attn librarian 85 Av Victor Hugo 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, FRANCE The package is sent by electronic mail. --- Jean-Claude Herve. Digital Paris Research Lab - 85 Av Victor Hugo - 92500 Rueil Malmaison, FRANCE - - +33 (1) 47 14 28 11 - Fax: +33 (1) 47 14 28 99 - - herve@decprl.dec.com