Re: RSA not an easy crack
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Hi all,
Michael Robinson wrote:
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| Finding the "unencrypted data" in this case is equivalent to either
| cracking the session key RNG, or cracking the symmetric cipher, the
| ability to do either of which obviates the need to deduce the RSA
| private key in the first place.
No it is not equivalent, as finding the private key would also enable
you to digitally identify yourself as the key's owner, which is of at
least the same importance when we look at how many people use PGP/GPG
for digitally signing documents and mails.
Ralf
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