2. I expect to see some purely algorithmic questions, like to decode a simple ElGamal message to to use Pohlig-Hellman to solve a discrete log. Maybe some hash questions.
3. ElGamal.
4. Coding theory and information theory. Mostly information theory. Here's one: It would be better to compress a message before encrypting it to maximize compression, as opposed to encrypting before compressing, right? Or is it a wash? Or does it depend. It probably depends.
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