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diff --git a/lib/gcd_tables.py b/lib/gcd_tables.py
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+'''
+Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com
+
+Modified to generate CSV tables
+for iterative calculation of the modular inverse
+'''
+
+import math
+
+
+# Warning: can't handle b=0. See extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code for a version that can
+def gcd_iterative(a, b):
+    """ Calculating the greatest common divisor
+    using the Euclidean Algorithm (non-recursive)
+    (Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code)
+    """
+
+    # Set default values for the quotient and the remainder
+    q = 0
+    r = 1
+
+    '''
+    In each iteration of the loop below, we
+    calculate the new quotient, remainder, a and b.
+    r decreases, so we stop when r = 0 
+    '''
+    while (r > 0):
+        # The calculations
+        q = math.floor(a / b)
+        r = a - q * b
+
+        # The values for the next iteration
+        a = b
+        b = r if (r > 0) else b
+
+    return abs(b)
+
+
+# Can handle b=0
+def gcd_iterative_2(a, b):
+    """ Calculating the greatest common divisor
+    using the Euclidean Algorithm (non-recursive)
+    (Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code)
+    """
+
+    # Set default values for the quotient and the remainder
+    q = 0
+    r = 1
+
+    '''
+    In each iteration of the loop below, we
+    calculate the new quotient, remainder, a and b.
+    r decreases, so we stop when r = 0 
+    '''
+    while (b > 0):
+        # The calculations
+        q = math.floor(a / b)
+        r = a - q * b
+
+        # The values for the next iteration
+        a = b
+        b = r
+
+    return abs(a)
+
+
+def gcd(a, b):
+    """ Calculating the greatest common divisor
+    using the Euclidean Algorithm (recursive)
+    (Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code)
+    """
+    if (b == 0):
+        return abs(a)
+
+    q = math.floor(a / b)
+    r = a - q * b
+    return abs(b) if (r == 0) else gcd(b, r)
+
+
+# Warning: this version can't handle b=0. See extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code for a version that can.
+def xgcd_iterative(a, b):
+    """ Calculates the gcd and Bezout coefficients,
+    using the Extended Euclidean Algorithm (non-recursive).
+    (Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code)
+    """
+    # Set default values for the quotient, remainder,
+    # s-variables and t-variables
+    q = 0
+    r = 1
+    s1 = 1
+    s2 = 0
+    s3 = 1
+    t1 = 0
+    t2 = 1
+    t3 = 0
+
+    '''
+    In each iteration of the loop below, we
+    calculate the new quotient, remainder, a, b,
+    and the new s-variables and t-variables.
+    r decreases, so we stop when r = 0
+    '''
+    while (r > 0):
+        # The calculations
+        q = math.floor(a / b)
+        r = a - q * b
+        s3 = s1 - q * s2
+        t3 = t1 - q * t2
+
+        '''
+        The values for the next iteration, 
+        (but only if there is a next iteration)
+        '''
+        if (r > 0):
+            a = b
+            b = r
+            s1 = s2
+            s2 = s3
+            t1 = t2
+            t2 = t3
+
+    return abs(b), s2, t2
+
+
+# Can handle b=0
+def xgcd_iterative_2(a, b):
+    """ Calculates the gcd and Bezout coefficients,
+    using the Extended Euclidean Algorithm (non-recursive).
+    (Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code)
+    """
+    # Set default values for the quotient, remainder,
+    # s-variables and t-variables
+    q = 0
+    r = 1
+    s1 = 1
+    s2 = 0
+    s3 = 1
+    t1 = 0
+    t2 = 1
+    t3 = 0
+
+    '''
+    In each iteration of the loop below, we
+    calculate the new quotient, remainder, a, b,
+    and the new s-variables and t-variables.
+    r decreases, so we stop when r = 0
+    '''
+
+    # CSV output
+    print("i, n, b, q, r, t1, t2, t3")
+    i = 1
+
+    while (b > 0):
+        # The calculations
+        q = math.floor(a / b)
+        r = a - q * b
+        s3 = s1 - q * s2
+        t3 = t1 - q * t2
+
+        # CSV output
+        print("{}, {}, {}, {}, {}, {}, {}, {}".format(i, a, b, q, r, t1, t2, t3))
+        i += 1
+
+        '''
+        The values for the next iteration, 
+        (but only if there is a next iteration)
+        '''
+
+        a = b
+        b = r
+        s1 = s2
+        s2 = s3
+        t1 = t2
+        t2 = t3
+
+    return abs(a), s1, t1
+
+
+def xgcd(a, b, s1=1, s2=0, t1=0, t2=1):
+    """ Calculates the gcd and Bezout coefficients,
+    using the Extended Euclidean Algorithm (recursive).
+    (Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code)
+    """
+    if (b == 0):
+        return abs(a), 1, 0
+
+    q = math.floor(a / b)
+    r = a - q * b
+    s3 = s1 - q * s2
+    t3 = t1 - q * t2
+
+    # if r==0, then b will be the gcd and s2, t2 the Bezout coefficients
+    return (abs(b), s2, t2) if (r == 0) else xgcd(b, r, s2, s3, t2, t3)
+
+
+def multinv(b, n):
+    """
+    Calculates the multiplicative inverse of a number b mod n,
+    using the Extended Euclidean Algorithm. If b does not have a
+    multiplicative inverse mod n, then throw an exception.
+    (Source: extendedeuclideanalgorithm.com/code)
+    """
+
+    # Get the gcd and the second Bezout coefficient (t)
+    # from the Extended Euclidean Algorithm. (We don't need s)
+    my_gcd, _, t = xgcd(n, b)
+
+    # It only has a multiplicative inverse if the gcd is 1
+    if (my_gcd == 1):
+        return t % n
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('{} has no multiplicative inverse modulo {}'.format(b, n))
+
+
+def make_eea_table(a : int, b : int):
+
+
+    '''
+    Euclidean algorithm:
+    see the output of gcd(a, b)
+    '''
+    print('Euclidean Algorithm:')
+    print('The gcd of', a, 'and', b, 'is', gcd(a, b))
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    '''
+    Extended Euclidean Algorithm:
+    see the output of xgcd(a,b) and Bezout coefficients
+    And verify that they are correct
+    '''
+    my_gcd, s, t = xgcd(a, b)
+    verification = abs(s * a + t * b)
+    print('Extended Euclidean Algorithm:')
+    print('The gcd of', a, 'and', b, 'is', my_gcd)
+    print('And the Bezout coefficients: s=', s, ' and t=', t, '.', sep='')
+    print('And', s, '*', a, '+', t, '*', b, '=', verification)
+    if (my_gcd == verification):
+        print('So as we expect, s*a+t*b is equal to the gcd we found.')
+    else:
+        print('Something went wrong')
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------
+    b = b
+    n = a
+
+    '''
+    Multiplicative Inverse:
+    Try to compute the multiplicative inverse of b mod n.
+    If that succeeds, verify that it's correct.
+    If it doesn't succeed, show the error raised by the function.
+    '''
+
+    print('Multiplicative inverse:')
+    try:
+        # inverse = multinv(b, n);
+        inverse = xgcd_iterative_2(b, n)
+
+    except ValueError as error:
+        print(error)
+
+
diff --git a/make_eea_takes.py b/make_eea_takes.py
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+from lib.gcd_tables import *
+
+
+def check():
+    make_eea_table(7, 143)
+
+
+# Press the green button in the gutter to run the script.
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    check()
diff --git a/shanks_baby_giant_step.py b/shanks_baby_giant_step.py
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+from math import ceil, sqrt
+
+def bsgs(p, g, h):
+    ##Berechne d in h = g^d mod p
+
+    N = ceil(sqrt(p - 1))  # phi(p) is p-1 if p is prime
+
+    # Baby step: compute a look-up table of g^i values for i = 0, 1, ..., N
+    lookup_table = {pow(g, i, p): i for i in range(N)}
+
+    # Precompute via Fermat's Little Theorem
+    c = pow(g, N * (p - 2), p)
+
+    # Giant step: Search for an equivalence in the lookup_table
+    for j in range(N):
+        y = (h * pow(c, j, p)) % p
+        if y in lookup_table:
+            return j * N + lookup_table[y]
+
+    # Solution not found
+    return None
+
+
+def main():
+
+    p = 27893
+    g = 3729
+    alpha = 11819
+    beta = 1531
+
+    # Find the discrete logarithm a such that g^a = alpha mod p
+    a = bsgs(p, g, alpha)
+    print(f"a = {a}")
+
+    # Validate the result
+    if a is None:
+        print("No solution found for a")
+    else:
+        # Recompute the shared secret key: K = beta^a mod p
+        K = pow(beta, a, p)
+        print(f"Shared secret key K = {K}")
+
+        # Find the discrete logarithm b such that g^b = beta mod p
+        b = bsgs(p, g, beta)
+        print(f"b = {b}")
+
+        # Validate the result
+        if b is None:
+            print("No solution found for b")
+        else:
+            # Recompute the shared secret key: K = alpha^b mod p
+            K2 = pow(alpha, b, p)
+            if K2 == K:
+                print("b is correct")
+            else:
+                print("b is not correct")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()