How to Cheat with Math – The Russian Cards Problem

  • Does "the sum of my cards modulo 7 is [x]" work? It should let Bob know what the missing card is but I can't tell if it conveys sufficiently little information to Eve for it to count.

  • The advised reader could devise a solution using public / private key where: - Alice communicates her public key - Bob communicates his - Alice encoders her cards with Bob’s public key - Bob does the same

    Problem solved!