package math import ( "crypto/rand" "io" "math/big" ) // IsSafePrime reports whether p is (probably) a safe prime. // The prime p=2*q+1 is safe prime if both p and q are primes. // Note that ProbablyPrime is not suitable for judging primes // that an adversary may have crafted to fool the test. func IsSafePrime(p *big.Int) bool { pdiv2 := new(big.Int).Rsh(p, 1) return p.ProbablyPrime(20) && pdiv2.ProbablyPrime(20) } // SafePrime returns a number of the given bit length that is a safe prime with high probability. // The number returned p=2*q+1 is a safe prime if both p and q are primes. // SafePrime will return error for any error returned by rand.Read or if bits < 2. func SafePrime(random io.Reader, bits int) (*big.Int, error) { one := big.NewInt(1) p := new(big.Int) for { q, err := rand.Prime(random, bits-1) if err != nil { return nil, err } p.Lsh(q, 1).Add(p, one) if p.ProbablyPrime(20) { return p, nil } } }