My employer, RSA Security, has revamped its Factoring Challenges. Prizes now start at US$10,000 (factorization of a 576 bit modulus) to US$200,000 (factorization of a 2048 modulus). These are much higher prizes than were previously offered, and it is hoped that their offer will spur new research. For details, including the challenge numbers, see: http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/challenges/factoring/index.html Peter Trei Cryptoengineer RSA Security Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
