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1 /* LibTomPoly, Polynomial Basis Math -- Tom St Denis
2 *
3 * LibTomPoly is a public domain library that provides
4 * polynomial basis arithmetic support. It relies on
5 * LibTomMath for large integer support.
7 * This library is free for all purposes without any
8 * express guarantee that it works.
10 * Tom St Denis, tomstdenis@iahu.ca, http://poly.libtomcrypt.org
12 #include <tompoly.h>
14 /* is a(x) irreducible? */
15 int pb_isirreduc(pb_poly *a, int *res)
17 pb_poly u, tmp, fm, d;
18 int err, i;
20 /* default to no */
21 *res = MP_NO;
23 /* init temps */
24 if ((err = pb_init_multi(&(a->characteristic),
25 &u, &tmp, &fm, &d, NULL)) != MP_OKAY) {
26 return err;
29 /* fm = monic(a(x)) */
30 if ((err = pb_monic(a, &fm)) != MP_OKAY) { goto _ERR; }
32 /* u = x */
33 mp_set(&(u.terms[1]), 1); u.used = 2;
35 /* loop */
36 for (i = 1; i <= (a->used / 2); i++) {
37 /* u = u^p mod fm */
38 if ((err = pb_exptmod(&u, &(a->characteristic), &fm, &u)) != MP_OKAY) { goto _ERR; }
40 /* tmp = u - x */
41 pb_zero(&tmp);
42 mp_set(&(tmp.terms[1]), 1); tmp.used = 2;
43 if ((err = pb_sub(&u, &tmp, &tmp)) != MP_OKAY) { goto _ERR; }
45 /* d = gcd(fm, tmp) */
46 if ((err = pb_gcd(&fm, &tmp, &d)) != MP_OKAY) { goto _ERR; }
48 /* if d != 1 then reducible */
49 if (d.used > 1) { err = MP_OKAY; goto _ERR; }
52 /* irreducible */
53 *res = MP_YES;
54 err = MP_OKAY;
55 _ERR: pb_clear_multi(&u, &tmp, &fm, &d, NULL);
56 return err;