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Does the difficulty of discrete logarithm depend on the difficulty of integer factorization?
The security of many (most? all?) public-key cryptography systems are based on the difficulty of the discrete logarithm or integer factorization. Are these two problems related at all?
With the ...
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public key crypto
Okay, i have basic knowledge of public key crypto and factoring but:
assume i have LOTS of high value sites I want to attack, lets say banks. Each has a public key pq to crack
assume I gather all ...
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Edge of factoring technology?
Schneier in 1996's Applied Cryptography says:
"Currently, a 129-decimal-digit
modulus is at the edge of factoring
technology"
In the intervening 15 years has anything much changed?
