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/* -*-c-*-
 *
 * $Id: mpbarrett.h,v 1.1 1999/12/10 23:22:00 mdw Exp $
 *
 * Barrett modular reduction
 *
 * (c) 1999 Straylight/Edgeware
 */

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/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* 
 *
 * $Log: mpbarrett.h,v $
 * Revision 1.1  1999/12/10 23:22:00  mdw
 * Barrett reduction support: works with even moduli.
 *
 */

/*----- Notes on Barrett reduction ----------------------------------------*
 *
 * Barrett reduction is a technique for computing modular residues.  Unlike
 * Montgomery reduction, it doesn't have restrictions on the modulus (except
 * that it be positive) and doesn't confuse matters by putting an extra
 * factor all the way through your computation.
 *
 * It's useful for slightly less heavy-duty work than Montgomery reduction
 * because the precomputation phase is rather simpler, involving a single
 * division operation.
 *
 * Sometimes it's useful to exponentiate modulo an even number, so there's a
 * modexp routine provided which uses Barrett reduction rather than
 * Montgomery reduction.  This is handy when you're working on indices in an
 * even-order cyclic group or something.
 */

#ifndef CATACOMB_MPBARRETT_H
#define CATACOMB_MPBARRETT_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
  extern "C" {
#endif

/*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/

#ifndef CATACOMB_MP_H
#  include "mp.h"
#endif

/*----- Data structures ---------------------------------------------------*/

typedef struct mpbarrett {
  mp *m;
  mp *mu;
  size_t k;
} mpbarrett;

/*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/

/* --- @mpbarrett_create@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@mpbarrett *mb@ = pointer to Barrett reduction context
 *		@mp *m@ = modulus to work to
 *
 *
 * Returns:	---
 *
 * Use:		Initializes a Barrett reduction context ready for use.
 */

extern void mpbarrett_create(mpbarrett */*mb*/, mp */*m*/);

/* --- @mpbarrett_destroy@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@mpbarrett *mb@ = pointer to Barrett reduction context
 *
 * Returns:	---
 *
 * Use:		Destroys a Barrett reduction context releasing any resources
 *		claimed.
 */

extern void mpbarrett_destroy(mpbarrett */*mb*/);

/* --- @mpbarrett_reduce@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@mpbarrett *mb@ = pointer to Barrett reduction context
 *		@mp *d@ = destination for result
 *		@mp *m@ = number to reduce
 *
 * Returns:	The residue of @m@ modulo the number in the reduction
 *		context.
 *
 * Use:		Performs an efficient modular reduction.  The argument is
 *		assumed to be positive.
 */

extern mp *mpbarrett_reduce(mpbarrett */*mb*/, mp */*d*/, mp */*m*/);

/* --- @mpbarrett_exp@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@mpbarrett *mb@ = pointer to Barrett reduction context
 *              @mp *d@ = fake destination
 *              @mp *a@ = base
 *              @mp *e@ = exponent
 *
 * Returns:     Result, %$a^e \bmod m$%.
 */

extern mp *mpbarrett_exp(mpbarrett */*mb*/, mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/, mp */*e*/);

/*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/

#ifdef __cplusplus
  }
#endif

#endif