Comments on: You Alone Can Save The Internet By Factoring This Number http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252 It's clever, but is it art? Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:09:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Steege http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252&cpage=1#comment-225 Jon Steege Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:47:34 +0000 http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252#comment-225 Excellent question! In my case, I read about it here: http://mtc.sri.com/Conficker/ That is a interesting hypothesis, and definitely a thought out of left field, but it is not quite possible. The issue is that the package has been encrypted with a public and private key, which in order to create, require knowledge of the factors of the modulus. So if the real intent was to discover the factors of the modulus, they would not have been able to use the modulus to secure their package. Excellent question!

In my case, I read about it here: http://mtc.sri.com/Conficker/

That is a interesting hypothesis, and definitely a thought out of left field, but it is not quite possible.

The issue is that the package has been encrypted with a public and private key, which in order to create, require knowledge of the factors of the modulus. So if the real intent was to discover the factors of the modulus, they would not have been able to use the modulus to secure their package.

]]> By: cavedave http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252&cpage=1#comment-224 cavedave Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:25:54 +0000 http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252#comment-224 How do you know this key is only for downadup? It could be for a bank or a nuclear submarine or something for all you know. Maybe the malware writer wants you to factor this key for him so he can then use it to steal maoney from a bank. How do you know this key is only for downadup? It could be for a bank or a nuclear submarine or something for all you know. Maybe the malware writer wants you to factor this key for him so he can then use it to steal maoney from a bank.

]]> By: Jon Steege http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252&cpage=1#comment-223 Jon Steege Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:15:08 +0000 http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252#comment-223 I do, in fact, know how infeasible it is. Most approaches with all the known computing power in the world couldn't crack this before the sun burns out. However, they were saying that about rsa 640 for a long time as well. I do, in fact, know how infeasible it is. Most approaches with all the known computing power in the world couldn’t crack this before the sun burns out.

However, they were saying that about rsa 640 for a long time as well.

]]> By: rc http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252&cpage=1#comment-222 rc Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:07:30 +0000 http://mycomputerninja.com/?p=252#comment-222 You clearly have no idea the magnitude of how infeasable this is. LITERALLY all of the computing world could not factor this within 10 years. Trying is an utter waste of time. You clearly have no idea the magnitude of how infeasable this is. LITERALLY all of the computing world could not factor this within 10 years. Trying is an utter waste of time.

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