Chapter 1021: Active disclosure?

I originally wanted to say a few more things, but now it seems that I'd better put them aside for now and discuss it directly with the leaders of the Defense Work Committee. Those few words are what really need to be kept confidential.

After the meeting, Gao Zhendong did not leave immediately, but went to find the leaders of the Defense Work Committee and the chief engineer. He had to discuss the asymmetric algorithm with them.

"Zhendong, are you saying that you have developed two asymmetric encryption algorithms?" The chief engineer of the Defense Committee looked incredulous.

This thing is not easy to do. It is not as simple as changing the characters of the plain text, changing the order, or scrambling it. Although he does not understand it, he at least knows that this algorithm requires a considerable mathematical foundation. It is already rare to be able to come up with one in a short time.

Two kinds... Normally, if a comrade who works on algorithms spends years and hours working on them and can come up with one, he can be considered extremely talented and has a solid foundation.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, I started with two different principles and developed two completely different encryption algorithms. The effects seem to be the same, but the cores have nothing in common."

"So what are your considerations?" The leader of the Defense Work Committee didn't understand this aspect, but he knew Gao Zhendong, so everything was easy to talk about. He just needed to listen to his ideas and what he wanted to do, and then give some suggestions as appropriate.

This is the good thing about Comrade Gao Zhendong. He is not exaggerating when he says he is “three-strong”. He considers issues very comprehensively and is absolutely upright. His starting point is definitely not just for himself, but for a wider scope.

Gao Zhendong said: "This is what I am thinking. The two leaders will check it for me and see if it works."

"Okay, okay, you say." The leader of the Defense Work Committee was very happy. Comrade Zhendong was humble. He didn't think he was the best in the world because of his academic achievements. He was also very good at listening to opinions.

"I want to make one of the algorithms public!" Gao Zhendong made a big move right away.

“Public?!!!!” The two giants of the Defense Work Committee shouted in unison, thinking they had heard wrongly.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes! Open! This is what I think. I will study these two algorithms, which I will temporarily name the large number decomposition algorithm and the elliptic curve algorithm..."

The original English name of the RSA algorithm is an abbreviation of the names of the three inventors of the algorithm. Naturally, it cannot be used here, so Gao Zhendong simply came up with another name.

Just by hearing this simple name, the two leaders of the Defense Work Committee felt the strength of Gao Zhendong. The two algorithms sounded completely unrelated, one was arithmetic and the other was geometry...

Of course, this is not actually the case, but from the name, this is how they simply feel.

Gao Zhendong began to explain the reasons to the two of them in the simplest words.

In terms of current achievable principles and effects, the elliptic curve algorithm is stronger than the large number factorization algorithm. According to informal research by some people in Gao Zhendong's previous life, to achieve the same encryption effect, the number of bits of the elliptic curve key is only 1/5~1/10 of the number of bits of the large number factorization key. This cost saving is very considerable.

What is involved here is not only the storage length, but also the difficulty and complexity of the calculation.

Although this is an informal study, it is still very telling.

Moreover, the national secret SM-2 algorithm that Gao Zhendong knew in his previous life used elliptic curves, and this algorithm is widely used in encrypted digital currencies.

After listening to Gao Zhendong's explanation of the two algorithms, the leaders of the Defense Work Committee came to their senses.

"Ah, you mean the military algorithm, which uses a better elliptic curve and is kept strictly confidential. Take the initiative to disclose an algorithm for civilian and commercial use?"

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, that's what I mean. After all, there are many civilian and commercial application scenarios that require asymmetric digital encryption. It is only right that we prepare for them first. Moreover, if the enemy wants to crack this algorithm, their firepower will go to the public large number factorization algorithm, and the security of the elliptic curve will be further strengthened."

This is a bit like the "honeypot trap" in hacker attack and defense, giving the other party a target and letting them work hard.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee burst into laughter: "When it comes to cunning, it has to be you, Comrade Zhendong." This somewhat funny reason really made the two of them laugh.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "There is another reason..."

"besides?"

"This method can firmly grasp the honor of being the first to create asymmetric encryption algorithms in the field of data encryption. As a country, we need technological influence and voice in the international arena, and this influence and voice must be accumulated bit by bit."

"Good! Well said! Very grand!" The leader of the Defense Work Committee clapped his hands and laughed. Gao Zhendong's considerations have gone beyond the technology itself and looked further.

What is even more rare is that even though Gao Zhendong had so many strong reasons, he still knew to communicate and coordinate first, and did not act on his own. Theoretically, if he wrote a paper on pure mathematics and published it anywhere, no one would say anything bad about him. But he still gave up a lot of things for the sake of the overall situation. Even when he asked for active disclosure this time, he did not consider his own small piece of land, but set his sights on a higher and broader position.

The two members of the Defense Work Committee looked at each other and nodded to each other.

"Well, your consideration makes sense. Let's do it! Tomorrow we will send someone to your place to learn the elliptic curve algorithm. As for the other large number decomposition algorithm, you can handle it according to your own arrangements and pace."

The leaders of the Defense Work Committee immediately made a decision that they would completely ignore the specific process and details of the decomposition of large numbers and completely let it go. Since it was going to be made public, Gao Zhendong would make the decision on his own.

Early the next morning, two comrades came to Gao Zhendong. Gao Zhendong didn't know them, but one of them was obviously a science major, with a very obvious temperament.

After verifying the identity, Gao Zhendong didn't say anything more and immediately took out the materials he had prepared in the morning from the safe.

He was not prepared to teach others anything, not because he was unwilling to do so, but because, in fact, the principles of elliptic curve algorithm were extremely simple in the eyes of comrades working in mathematics-related fields.

Gao Zhendong doesn't think he has the ability to teach others. What he does is actually the application of mathematics, and it can't even be considered mathematical research.

Sure enough, as soon as the other party received the algorithm description and read it carefully, he praised it highly.

"Oh, you know what, I never thought that the characteristics of elliptic curves could be used in this direction. Wonderful! It's really wonderful! The security is really high, and it can achieve the effect of public-private key asymmetric encryption. Chief Engineer Gao, I admire you! I admire you! We are engaged in theoretical research, but we are still a little weak in the application direction, and we are not as thoughtful as you."

The comrade, who was obviously a science major, spoke highly of the elliptic curve encryption algorithm proposed by Gao Zhendong.

This also illustrates a fact, that is, people really understood it at a glance, and even conducted some in-depth analysis and evaluation.

Gao Zhendong smiled embarrassedly: "No, no, without your theoretical development, it would be difficult for us to have weapons to use."

Mathematics is really a very transcendent subject in science and engineering.

"No, no, no, you are too modest. Our theoretical research is very divorced from reality. We should learn from you in this regard."

Gao Zhendong shook his head: "If mathematics is not divorced from reality, it will be severely constrained by reality and research will not be possible. In this regard, it is necessary to divorce ourselves from reality. You are responsible for pioneering in the front, and we are responsible for applying in the back. We complement each other."

Gao Zhendong's words made the comrade's eyes light up: "Hey, your statement is interesting. It seems to be true. Mathematics is an extremely abstract subject. Your idea is correct."

In fact, many difficult mathematical problems, mathematical theories, and research directions may not seem to have any practical significance at first glance, but when physics or even applied engineering reaches that stage, we find that a certain seemingly useless mathematical theory or tool was originally prepared for this purpose?
For example, non-Euclidean geometry and general relativity, matrices and quantum mechanics.

As the saying goes, "Just when the lotus leaves have just shown their pointed tips, a dragonfly has already landed on them."

As soon as they left, Gao Zhendong retrieved another set of information on his computer and sent it directly to the email address of a journal in the form of a paper.

The title of the paper is self-explanatory.

"Research on Asymmetric Encryption Using Large Number Factorization Algorithm".

As for the journal, he chose a domestic one. After all, it was a public publication, so he could just publish it in China. Moreover, due to the rapid development of the domestic computer field, domestic journals in this field actually have considerable popularity and influence worldwide.

After all, although Gao Zhendong has not published much in this area, other comrades engaged in computer research have not been idle. They have published articles in a rapid manner. Not to mention the quality, the number alone is not small.

Moreover, domestic comrades are actually at the forefront of the computer field. The comrades in the Institute of Computing Technology have not followed Gao Zhendong for nothing. Sometimes an unintentional word during a conversation may open the door to a new world for them.

Not to mention domestic researchers, some foreign researchers have also begun trying to publish articles in domestic journals, especially in economically assisted countries. After all, the Russians themselves are novices in this regard, and publishing in their journals may not be as influential as publishing in our up-and-coming and emerging academic center in the field of computer science.

Less than three minutes after Gao Zhendong entered the command to send the email, an editor's computer in the editorial department of Computer Research journal beeped.

The editorial department of this journal is actually located in the Institute of Computing Technology, and it is composed of comrades from the Institute of Computing Technology, most of whom are very familiar with Gao Zhendong.

(End of this chapter)