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Zero-knowledge proof generation, for one.

Edit, see for example: https://www.zprize.io/prizes/accelerating-ntt-operations-on-...



That’s pretty neat. I didn’t even think of finite fields when I made my other comment. Another example where mathematical curiosities prove useful in cryptography.




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