No, we're not turning into theoretical or cryptographic mathmaticians, but this is a fascinating theory (if you don't know it, check out WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie-Hellman_key_exchange). We actually just applied the Diffie-Hellman logarithm to a light-weight security socket channel transmission and it works the dream.
I'd hate use an overtired metaphor, but it's elegant in it "simplicity" (if you're a cryptographer). Today, ComputerWorld published a brief interview with Whitfield Diffie : (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=299992&intsrc=hm_list)...