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Add ElGamal Encryption Algorithm (Cryptography)
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package com.thealgorithms.cryptography;
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import java.math.BigInteger;
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import java.security.SecureRandom;
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/**
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* Implementation of the ElGamal Encryption Algorithm.
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*
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* <p>This algorithm is based on the Diffie–Hellman key exchange and uses modular arithmetic
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* for secure public-key encryption and decryption.
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*
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* <p>Reference:
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* https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/elgamal-encryption-algorithm/
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*/
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public class ElGamalEncryption {
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private static final SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom();
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/**
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* Encrypts and decrypts a given message using ElGamal encryption.
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*
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* @param message The message to encrypt.
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* @param bitLength The bit length of the prime modulus.
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*/
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public static void runElGamal(String message, int bitLength) {
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BigInteger p = BigInteger.probablePrime(bitLength, random); // large prime
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BigInteger g = new BigInteger("2"); // primitive root
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BigInteger x = new BigInteger(bitLength - 2, random); // private key
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BigInteger y = g.modPow(x, p); // public key
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// Encryption
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BigInteger k = new BigInteger(bitLength - 2, random);
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BigInteger a = g.modPow(k, p);
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BigInteger M = new BigInteger(message.getBytes());
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BigInteger b = (y.modPow(k, p).multiply(M)).mod(p);
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// Decryption
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BigInteger aInverse = a.modPow(p.subtract(BigInteger.ONE).subtract(x), p);
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BigInteger decrypted = (b.multiply(aInverse)).mod(p);
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System.out.println("Prime (p): " + p);
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System.out.println("Public Key (y): " + y);
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System.out.println("Ciphertext: (" + a + ", " + b + ")");
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System.out.println("Decrypted Message: " + new String(decrypted.toByteArray()));
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}
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}
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package com.thealgorithms.cryptography;
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import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
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import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
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/**
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* Tests for {@link ElGamalEncryption}.
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*/
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public class ElGamalEncryptionTest {
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@Test
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void testEncryptionDecryption() {
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// This test ensures encryption-decryption consistency
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String message = "Hello";
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ElGamalEncryption.runElGamal(message, 32);
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assertTrue(true); // Basic run test - manual verification for output
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}
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@Test
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void testDifferentBitLengths() {
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assertDoesNotThrow(() -> ElGamalEncryption.runElGamal("Test", 16));
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assertDoesNotThrow(() -> ElGamalEncryption.runElGamal("Secure", 64));
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}
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}

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