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> One reason SIKE’s vulnerability was not detected until now was because the new attack “applies very advanced mathematics—I can’t think of another situation wh
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
> One reason SIKE’s vulnerability was not detected until now was because the new attack “applies very advanced mathematics—I can’t think of another situation where an attack has used such deep mathematics compared with the system being broken,” says Galbraith. Katz agrees, saying, “I suspect that fewer than 50 people in the world understand both the underlying mathematics and the necessary cryptography.”
And I bet 48 of those people work for the NSA.
- zmgsabst 4y agoThat’s not fair — at least ten work for Chinese intelligence.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y agoAnd some may actually work for both!
- zaroth 4y agoOuch.
- lizardactivist 4y agoThe smartest people in the world are always Americans. No wonder the rest of the world can't make things on their own, and always steal American technology!