[cryptography] factoring challenge no more?

2011-10-18 Thread ianG
Another meta question: I seem to have missed the news that RSA has stopped their factoring challenge in 2007! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_Factoring_Challenge Has anything replaced it? This is a great loss, what on earth where RSA thinking? iang

Re: [cryptography] factoring challenge no more?

2011-10-18 Thread Paul Hoffman
On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:10 AM, ianG wrote: Another meta question: I seem to have missed the news that RSA has stopped their factoring challenge in 2007! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_Factoring_Challenge Has anything replaced it? This is a great loss, what on earth where RSA

Re: [cryptography] factoring challenge no more?

2011-10-18 Thread ianG
On 19/10/11 01:51 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:10 AM, ianG wrote: Another meta question: I seem to have missed the news that RSA has stopped their factoring challenge in 2007! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_Factoring_Challenge Has anything replaced it? This is a great

Re: [cryptography] factoring challenge no more?

2011-10-18 Thread Paul Hoffman
On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:24 AM, ianG wrote: On 19/10/11 01:51 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:10 AM, ianG wrote: Another meta question: I seem to have missed the news that RSA has stopped their factoring challenge in 2007! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_Factoring_Challenge

Re: [cryptography] factoring challenge no more?

2011-10-18 Thread ianG
On 19/10/11 02:42 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:24 AM, ianG wrote: On 19/10/11 01:51 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:10 AM, ianG wrote: Another meta question: I seem to have missed the news that RSA has stopped their factoring challenge in 2007!