Re: ATTN: BlackNet, sog's keys 4 sale

Adam Back writes:
> Type Bits/KeyID    Date       User ID
> pub   384/5A5AD16B 1994/02/11 *** KEY REVOKED ***
>                               BlackNet<nowhere@cyberspace.nil>
>
> A revoked key, and a rather small key size, this rings a bell, some of
> you may recall that some time ago Paul Leyland factored that key.

For the record, that key was factored by a team consisting of Paul Leyland,
Arjen Lenstra, Alec Muffett, and Jim Gillogly.

-- 
	Jim Gillogly
	23 Winterfilth S.R. 1998, 15:10
	12.19.5.10.16, 7 Cib 9 Yax, Ninth Lord of Night

Jim Gillogly writes:
> Adam Back writes:
> > Type Bits/KeyID    Date       User ID
> > pub   384/5A5AD16B 1994/02/11 *** KEY REVOKED ***
> >                               BlackNet<nowhere@cyberspace.nil>
> >
> > A revoked key, and a rather small key size, this rings a bell, some of
> > you may recall that some time ago Paul Leyland factored that key.
> 
> For the record, that key was factored by a team consisting of Paul Leyland,
> Arjen Lenstra, Alec Muffett, and Jim Gillogly.

Yes sorry about that.  The name that I remembered in association with
the attack was Leyland, probably because he posted the announce.

Credit where credit is due.

Adam

even in cyberspace, what goes around comes around..!!
I've observed some keys/bits have a certain "stigma" attached to them.
you might get good press breaking other keys, but
not them.
yes, performance-artist-known-as-toto, 
there are black clouds even in cyberspace