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It can depend on your exact definition of "broken", for example do you consider unpublished breaks resulting in "broken" or not? > RSA encryption is not broken
by DoctorOetker 1y ago
It can depend on your exact definition of "broken", for example do you consider unpublished breaks resulting in "broken" or not?
> RSA encryption is not broken by factoring keys but by exploiting implementation flaws.
> Factoring a 2048-bit RSA key would require more energy than the world produces in a year, as explained here.
The above should probably contain some caveat's like "Assuming a GNFS attacker, ..." or "ignoring hypothetical non-public mathematical breakthroughs"