A Matrix Extension of the RSA Cryptosystem
Andrew Pangia · 2014
We propose a variation on the RSA Cryptosystem: namely, an extension of the RSA encryption and decryption methods to matrix values in addition to scalars. We first explore the mathematics behind the RSA Cryptosystem, after which, we investigate the theory of the proposed variation to the system. The concept of extending the RSA Cryptosystem to apply to matrices originated in a paper released by IEEE in 2008 but the method given contained several errors. In our investigation, we correct those errors and establish limitations of the method which we have found.