17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Correction of another detail:
tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) writes: When you've done this, and concluded that RSA-129 could be done in, say, X minutes, then move on to RSA-384 (the BlackNet key cracked by the MIT group), and on to the 1024- and 2048-bit keys. Tell us how many years or centuries it will take. (Hint: Rivest and Schneier have done these
RSA-129 is 129 decimal digits, not 129 bits. This computes to about 425 bits, which is actually more difficult than the 384-bit Blacknet key. -derek