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/* -*-c-*-
 *
 * $Id: rabin.h,v 1.3 1999/12/22 15:50:29 mdw Exp $
 *
 * Miller-Rabin primality test
 *
 * (c) 1999 Straylight/Edgeware
 */

/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------* 
 *
 * This file is part of Catacomb.
 *
 * Catacomb is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
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 * 
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 * 
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 */

/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* 
 *
 * $Log: rabin.h,v $
 * Revision 1.3  1999/12/22 15:50:29  mdw
 * Reworking for new prime-search system.  Add function for working out how
 * many iterations to use for a particular number.
 *
 * Revision 1.2  1999/12/10 23:29:48  mdw
 * Change header file guard names.
 *
 * Revision 1.1  1999/11/19 13:17:57  mdw
 * Prime number generator and tester.
 *
 */

#ifndef CATACOMB_RABIN_H
#define CATACOMB_RABIN_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
  extern "C" {
#endif

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

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

#ifndef CATACOMB_MPMONT_H
#  include "mpmont.h"
#endif

#ifndef CATACOMB_PFILT_H
#  include "pfilt.h"
#endif

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

typedef struct rabin {
  mpmont mm;				/* Montgomery arithmetic context */
  size_t s;				/* %$m = 2^s r + 1$% */
  mp *r;				/* %$m = 2^s r + 1$% */
  mp *m1;				/* %$(m - 1)R \bmod m */
} rabin;

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

/* --- @rabin_create@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@rabin *r@ = pointer to Rabin-Miller context
 *		@mp *m@ = pointer to number to test
 *
 * Returns:	---
 *
 * Use:		Precomputes some useful values for performing the
 *		Miller-Rabin probabilistic primality test.
 */

extern void rabin_create(rabin */*r*/, mp */*m*/);

/* --- @rabin_destroy@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@rabin *r@ = pointer to Rabin-Miller context
 *
 * Returns:	---
 *
 * Use:		Disposes of a Rabin-Miller context when it's no longer
 *		needed.
 */

extern void rabin_destroy(rabin */*r*/);

/* --- @rabin_test@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@rabin *r@ = pointer to Rabin-Miller context
 *		@mp *g@ = base to test the number against
 *
 * Returns:	Either @PGEN_FAIL@ if the test failed, or @PGEN_TRY@
 *		if it succeeded.
 *
 * Use:		Performs a single iteration of the Rabin-Miller primality
 *		test.
 */

extern int rabin_test(rabin */*r*/, mp */*g*/);

/* --- @rabin_iters@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@unsigned len@ = number of bits in value
 *
 * Returns:	Number of iterations recommended.
 *
 * Use:		Returns the recommended number of iterations to ensure that a
 *		number with @len@ bits is really prime.
 */

extern int rabin_iters(unsigned /*len*/);

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

#ifdef __cplusplus
  }
#endif

#endif