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Jan
7
comment Break double encryption
If you can't fit a full table, why not try using a smaller table?
Dec
10
comment RSA Key generation Public exponent too big
But if e is too small, and you don't pad correctly, it will be insecure.
Dec
10
comment Factorize RSA knowing several N and E
Why do you care if the factors are prime? RSA is always done using a product of two (probable) primes, so any nontrivial factor will be prime.
Dec
4
awarded  Necromancer
Nov
24
comment Questions about William's p+1
It can find anything with $B_2$ less than say, 10,000 in minutes. 20 bits would take around 42 hours.
Nov
24
comment Questions about William's p+1
At the current rate, it will take my script 10-20 years to solve that, assuming that you used 32 bit factors. But that is unoptimized python running on a five year old laptop. I guess I need to find a more optimized implementation. Or you could use smaller factors.
Nov
24
comment Questions about William's p+1
@fgrieu Whenever I try to copy your number, I get a bunch of nonascii junk mixed in. Are you sure you pasted it correctly?
Nov
23
comment Questions about William's p+1
@fgrieu I'd be really interested to try that challenge. Is there anyway for you to send me the numbers? I don't think SO's comment system is really suitable for that.
Nov
23
comment Questions about William's p+1
@fgrieu But William's p+1 will also find factors such that p-1 is smooth, since you'll get quadratic residues half the time.
Nov
22
awarded  Student
Nov
21
comment Is it safer to encrypt twice with RSA?
It isn't necessarily true that double encryption is useless. It could help against meet in the middle attacks.
Nov
21
asked Questions about William's p+1
Nov
18
awarded  Teacher
Nov
18
answered Is Wiener's attack on RSA extendable to larger keys with low hamming weight?
Nov
18
awarded  Supporter