d...@geer.org wrote:
I don't honestly think that this is new, but even
if it is, a 9-digit random number has a 44% chance
of being a valid SSN (442 million issued to date).
I wonder if the UK NI numbers suffer from a similar problem.
The look a little like this: AB 12 34 56 C
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Hi all,
We are pleased to announce that we have set a new record for the elliptic
curve discrete logarithm problem (ECDLP) by solving it over a 112-bit
finite field. The previous record was for a 109-bit prime field and
dates back from October 2002. Our calculation was done on a cluster of
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On Jul 8, 2009, at 8:46 PM, d...@geer.org wrote:
I don't honestly think that this is new, but even
if it is, a 9-digit random number has a 44% chance
of being a valid SSN (442 million issued to date).
Different attack. What they are saying is that given date and place
of birth - not normally
