Re:Encryption is less secure than we thought
by JonnieCache on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @07:44AM
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Paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.6356
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Re:Encryption is less secure than we thought
by mjn on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @10:11AM
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Thanks, that actually looks interesting.
The MIT press office has a habit of writing press releases that go beyond the usual hype to be so over-the-top they actually make the work sound crackpot. Happens most often in AI, but I guess in crypto now too. Not the scientists' fault, so I usually try to read the original paper to see their own claims, and invariably they are much more specific and legitimate.
Re:Encryption is less secure than we thought
by epistasis on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @10:21AM
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I think it's not just MIT's press office, but every single one that I've seen. Or maybe there's a selection effect; the more sensational the particular article, the more people see it, so it just seems that all press offices are off their rocker.
Re:Encryption is less secure than we thought
by JonnieCache on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @10:48AM
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