RSA Encryption: Principles and Applications

This lecture delves into the intricacies of RSA encryption, exploring the underlying principles of factorization, discrete logarithms, and cyclic groups. The instructor explains the significance of prime numbers in RSA, the challenges of perfect secrecy, and the practical implementation of encryption algorithms like AES. The lecture also touches upon digital signatures, trusted agencies, and the interplay between symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography. Through examples from everyday applications like HTTPS and iMessage, the lecture illustrates how cryptographic techniques are used to secure data transmission in various contexts.