encryption - Difference between BigInteger.probablePrime() and other primality algorithms in java

Question

I am implementing an RSA encryption program using Java. Right now I am using BigInteger.probablePrime(1024, rnd) to get prime numbers. Here rnd is a random number generated by Random rnd = new Random() . I need to test various speeds of encryption.

My questions are:

1. what algorithm does the BigInteger.probablePrime(1024, rnd) use?

2. what is the difference between the algorithm above and other algorithms: like Rabin-Miller, Fermats, Lucas-Lehmer?

Thank you.

Answer 1

BigInteger's probable prime methods use both the Miller-Rabin and Lucas-Lehmer algorithms to test primality.

See the internal method BigInteger.primeToCertainty.