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Re:Did Schnorr destroy RSA? Show me the factors by vitus on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @05:40PM (#26335832)
Actually, you're only increasing the length of the number by a factor of 2, since 2^400 is a 400-bit number.

If true, it's still leaps and bounds ahead of anything we have today, though.

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Re:Did Schnorr destroy RSA? Show me the factors by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:34PM (#26337920)
Fair point. "Increasing the key [not the length of the key] by a factor of 2^400".
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