[118374] in Cypherpunks
RSA cracked (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Choate)
Sun Sep 26 10:35:13 1999
From: Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
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Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:24:21 -0500 (CDT)
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----- Forwarded message from Jean-Louis LAROCQUE -----
From: "Jean-Louis LAROCQUE" <jeanlemaudit@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 15:51:38 +0800
Subject: CDR: RSA cracked
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/08/29/0213230.shtml
----- End of forwarded message from Jean-Louis LAROCQUE -----
RSA wasn't cracked, 512-bit keys can be factored in a reasonable time. Not
the same thing.
And since you seem unaware of it, there was an announcement last Tue. that
keys in the 600 bit range can be cracked now.
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