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Re:Did Schnorr destroy RSA? Show me the factors by sigzero on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:40PM (#26337962)
Sorry that is such a bullshit statement.
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Re:Did Schnorr destroy RSA? Show me the factors by dcow on Thursday March 04, 2021 @01:07AM (#26339197)
Can you explain?
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Re:Did Schnorr destroy RSA? Show me the factors by klyrs on Thursday March 04, 2021 @02:22AM (#26339643)
Pursuit of knowledge can be noble, but it can also be horrific. Granted, this isn't horrific, but if RSA is literally "destroyed" then it has potential to do harm, even if we stop using it immediately (which is expensive by itself). Ethics governs good science, and math is no exception
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