Slashdot | 3D Microfluid Computers Used To Solve NP Problems

[Ray Dillinger]

On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Morlock Elloi wrote:

>>purposes.  There are about 2^167 atoms in planet earth, 
>>about 2^30 nanoseconds per second, and 2^39 seconds till the
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
>Most proofs of security have a problem, this one was just easy
>to spot :-)
>

Groan.  Right you are, that is serious doofus mode.  

However, it only throws the estimate off by ten bits, 
and I picked up almost thirty when I rounded it up 
to 256 bits.  

The point that currently-available key lengths are 
adequate to deal with the problem stands. 

				Bear