An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break Thousands of RSA Keys

Re:An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break Thou... by casefields on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @06:22PM (#18916693)

"www.loyalty.org itself is the server for the web site of Californians for Academic Freedom, the group I founded to oppose the California loyalty oath, which is still a non-negotiable requirement for anyone who wants to work for the State of California -- including student employees of the University of California. "

http://www.loyalty.org/~schoen/

That's the most controversial thing about the page. In my view it's not a big deal to have that stance but some people don't like others who rock the boat when it comes to the status quo.

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Re:An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break Thou... by schoen on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @06:43PM (#18916868)

My activism on this issue for the past decade and a half has basically consisted of corresponding for a few minutes each year with some new person who objects to signing the loyalty oath. I doubt that the site blocking has anything to do with this.

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Re:An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break Thou... by wlll on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @08:29AM (#18920618)

I was curious about the contents and contentions points of the oath so went looking and one of the files you link to is a 404:

http://www.loyalty.org/oath.txt

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Re:An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break Thou... by cogburnd02 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @08:47AM (#18920755)

http://web.archive.org/web/20000831114425/http://www.loyalty...

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Re:An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break Thou... by xkcd-sucks on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @11:45PM (#18918286)

Catch-22 should be required reading cf. "The great loyalty oath crusade"

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