Exchange:

Alice                                                             Bob
                                [Graphics:Images/index_gr_1.gif]
                                 ---->
                                4324
                                 
                                 [Graphics:Images/index_gr_2.gif]
                                 <----
                                 5586

Alice computes [Graphics:Images/index_gr_3.gif]:

[Graphics:Images/index_gr_4.gif]
[Graphics:Images/index_gr_5.gif]

Bob computes [Graphics:Images/index_gr_6.gif]:

[Graphics:Images/index_gr_7.gif]
[Graphics:Images/index_gr_8.gif]

701 is now a shared secret number that they can use to generate a key for a symmetric system.

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