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I couldn't find what is the size of the RSA key used. Any chance it is small enough to be broken today with bunch of cloud instances and few $100 [1] to spare?
by progbits 4y ago
I couldn't find what is the size of the RSA key used. Any chance it is small enough to be broken today with bunch of cloud instances and few $100 [1] to spare? It was almost 20 years after all.
Of course cloning another disk is simpler and more practical, but it might be fun to eg. have custom logos on unmodded console.
[1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/breaking-512-bit-rsa-with-amazon-ec2-is-a-cinch-so-why-all-the-weak-keys/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/break...
- haneefmubarak 4y agoWild guess: since the field given in the article is 256 bytes and the signature is probably just padded to the same size as the key, it's probably 2048 bits which is not really easily crackable (any key-specific flaws notwithstanding).
- progbits 4y agoNice catch, that is a reasonable assumption. Oh well, too bad. Maybe one day ;)
- EatonZ 4y agoIt's a 2048-bit key. If it was 1024 maybe it could eventually be cracked? With 2048, I don't think it will be.