Factoring may be easier than we think

Re:Factoring may be easier than we think by monkmartinez on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:14AM (#12356945)

That is just so fascinating... do you know where I could read more about this sort of thing. I don't care about time frames. Vietnam, I suspect, may have some interesting crypto treasures...

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Re:Factoring may be easier than we think by harry8 on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:25AM (#12356967)

cryptonomicon by Neal Stehpens is a fiction but has a lot of this kind of thing in it. Not sure how accurate. Code book by Simon Singh. "The Man Who Never Was" is a boot I have never read but should because it's great ww2 espionage story. I'm sure others will kick in some suggestions.

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Re:Factoring may be easier than we think by ecesena on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:36AM (#12356995)

I like Simon Singh a lot. I've used his The Code Book to teach basic crypto at high school.

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Re:Factoring may be easier than we think by jvandonsel on Thursday August 25, 2016 @08:50PM (#12363584)

I'd also recommend Operation Mincemeat. https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Mincemeat-Bizarre-Assured-V...

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Re:Factoring may be easier than we think by munificent on Thursday August 25, 2016 @01:53AM (#12357171)

Strangely enough, I got this all off Wikipedia. Project Ultra was pretty fascinating.

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Re:Factoring may be easier than we think by Terribledactyl on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:25AM (#12356969)

If you want fiction, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon is a lot of fun.

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