At 05:27 PM 2/2/01 -0800, Marc Branchaud wrote: > >Anyone know if there's any truth to this? I don't know anything about it beyond the (minimal) information in the article, but remember that "decode" could either refer to cracking, which would be a highly surprising discovery, or to faster decryption by someone who has the key. The latter's more likely, and would be interesting. > >MANILA BULLETIN: http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO/2001-02/IT020201.asp > >Pinoy math enthusiast finds fast way to decode RSA encryption > >By EDU H. LOPEZ > >A Filipino mathematics enthusiast has developed a new method of decoding RSA >(RivestShamir-Adleman) encryption using three simple formulas. > >Leo de Velez has discovered these three formulas are simple forward equations >that allow fast decoding of RSA encryption. > >... > > > > Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639