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FWIW, someone well-known and widely respected in the high tech community told me many years ago that he had consulted at the NSA, and they had computers that co
by danbmil99 10y ago
FWIW, someone well-known and widely respected in the high tech community told me many years ago that he had consulted at the NSA, and they had computers that could crack 1024-bit RSA.
This would have been around 2001-2002.
- heartbreak 10y agoThere was significant discussion around 1024-bit RSA keys around that timeframe. Here's a discussion of it from RSA Labs. Make note of the links in the References section: https://www.emc.com/emc-plus/rsa-labs/historical/has-the-rsa-algorithm-been-compromised.htm https://www.emc.com/emc-plus/rsa-labs/historical/has-the-rsa...