About the supposed factoring of a 4096 bit RSA key

Re:About the supposed factoring of a 4096 bit RSA key by Dylan16807 on Sunday May 17, 2015 @06:34PM (#9561997)

Or the much simpler counter, anything with a factor of three ain't a 'real' 4096 bit RSA key. Even if it was in use, it would say nothing about RSA. Referring to it as a "4096 bit RSA key" is a red herring.

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Re:About the supposed factoring of a 4096 bit RSA key by logicallee on Sunday May 17, 2015 @06:58PM (#9562070)

Also if your modulus ends in A, C, or E you should probably ask for your money back.

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Re:About the supposed factoring of a 4096 bit RSA key by contravariant on Sunday May 17, 2015 @07:57PM (#9562258)

It probably also doesn't help that most of the math fails when one of the factors used to generate the key is composite.

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