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In the 4th episode, the Doctor reverse engineers a master key using an encryption system that involves a prime number and a calculation that will take "thousands" of years.  This seems to me to be a pretty clear reference to RSA encryption (which was first published 3 years before this story was aired) -- should this be added to the science references section?  Also: does anyone know if this is the first fictional depiction of breaking an RSA key? [[Special:Contributions/46.208.124.73|46.208.124.73]]<sup>[[User talk:46.208.124.73#top|talk to me]]</sup> 23:55, May 10, 2014 (UTC)
In the 4th episode, the Doctor reverse engineers a master key using an encryption system that involves a prime number and a calculation that will take "thousands" of years.  This seems to me to be a pretty clear reference to RSA encryption (which was first published 3 years before this story was aired) -- should this be added to the science references section?  Also: does anyone know if this is the first fictional depiction of breaking an RSA key? [[Special:Contributions/46.208.124.73|46.208.124.73]]<sup>[[User talk:46.208.124.73#top|talk to me]]</sup> 23:55, May 10, 2014 (UTC)
==The Eyes Have It==
"Kassia's red eyes are clearly painted on her eyelids."  Is this a production error?  They didn't accidently paint her eyelids then have them in shot by mistake.  It's just how they did the effect.[[Special:Contributions/165.225.76.164|165.225.76.164]]<sup>[[User talk:165.225.76.164#top|talk to me]]</sup> 09:59, June 15, 2018 (UTC)

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Should this be moved to The Keeper Of Traken, as per the title card? Tardis1963 09:30, September 25, 2009 (UTC)

In the 4th episode, the Doctor reverse engineers a master key using an encryption system that involves a prime number and a calculation that will take "thousands" of years. This seems to me to be a pretty clear reference to RSA encryption (which was first published 3 years before this story was aired) -- should this be added to the science references section? Also: does anyone know if this is the first fictional depiction of breaking an RSA key? 46.208.124.73talk to me 23:55, May 10, 2014 (UTC)

The Eyes Have It

"Kassia's red eyes are clearly painted on her eyelids." Is this a production error? They didn't accidently paint her eyelids then have them in shot by mistake. It's just how they did the effect.165.225.76.164talk to me 09:59, June 15, 2018 (UTC)