29 Apr
2003
29 Apr
'03
12:49 a.m.
On Sat, 26 Apr 2003, Tim May wrote:
mathematicians have yet found cleverer ways. Great fame would await anyone who found a significantly faster method, even a Fields Medal, and yet no one has yet revealed one."
Great fame would also wait anyone who proved that a significantly faster method _does not_ exist. Not only is this conceivable, but it would move this second scenario much further along your scale of trust towards "1". I find that a lot of people (not necessarily anyone here) often forget that this possibility still exists as a possible conclusion in public key cryptography. ----- John kozubik - john@kozubik.com - http://www.kozubik.com