Re: RSA Challenges

Pubkeybreaker wrote:

Sebastian G. wrote:

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Applying the same method for totally random composites, they could merely
factor about 700 binary digits, that's why their next target is RSA-704.

I would not count on that.


I would. Hint: Ever tried to factor an RSA challenge with a polynom like 2*x^6-1? That's even worse than GNFS with a long search for good polynom!

After all, this is just Mr. Kleinjung's very own statement. I think he should know it for a better.

Beside that, RSA closed their challenge *some days before* this announcement.

Sure. But it was an open secret that Kleinjung et.al. were working on
a kilobit SNFS factorization.

So what? The guys at RSA are also competent to understand that SNFS is only good for special property composites.
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