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258 Chapter 5 EXPONENTIAL FACTORING ALGORITHMS<br />

fractional powers. For example, if a root chain can be established in Pollardrho<br />

fashion<br />

<br />

gen <br />

... ge2 <br />

√<br />

ge1t ≡ ge2n <br />

... ge2 √<br />

ge1t (mod p),<br />

where the powers en are random (except always chosen so that a square root<br />

along the chain can indeed be taken), then each side of the collision can<br />

be formally squared often enough to get a mixed relation in g, t as before.<br />

Though square-rooting is not inexpensive, this approach would be of interest<br />

if statistically short cycles for the root chains could somehow be generated.<br />

5.27. In connection with the Pollard p − 1 method, show that if n is<br />

composite and not a power, and if you are in possession of an integer m

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