NODE eefb16f3Factor Breakthru!
Matthew J Miszewski <MJMISKI@macc.wisc.edu>Mon, 29 Nov 93 19:22:27 PST
'Punks,
Just curious as to what would (or will eventually) happen when a shortcut
to factoring large numbers is discovered? Do we revert to older less
secure conventions or am I missing something?
--Matt
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In defense of liberty, encrypt for all purposes, civil and professional.
In defense of privacy, encrypt all correspondence, personal and professional.
In defense of sanity, do not encrypt your dry cleaning invoice!
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NODE c8d66326Re: Factor Breakthru!
Barbara L Marco <lmb@tenet.edu>Tue, 30 Nov 93 18:07:51 PST
On Mon, 29 Nov 1993, Matthew J Miszewski wrote:
> 'Punks,
>
> Just curious as to what would (or will eventually) happen when a shortcut
> to factoring large numbers is discovered? Do we revert to older less
> secure conventions or am I missing something?
You have been watching too much sneakers my friend :) No, If we were to do
that, I'm sure different methods of encryption would come up, maybe using
letters instead of numbers, etc.
Dr. No - [lmb@tenet.edu]