7.3-7.5, due november 4

i was a little confused about the computational and decision diffie-hellman problems. i think i understand what they are and what the differences are. i’m just a little confused as to how we can use them and how they can be helpful. it may have been in the reading, and maybe i just missed it. i’m just confused as to how they can be helpful with encrypting/decrypting messages.

i think it’s really interesting that there are so many options for encrypting/decrypting messages. i like reading about the methods in terms of alice and bob because it really helps me see how the method will work. it’s crazy that there have been so many of them throughout the book, and they all have different pros and cons.