Re: RSA not an easy crack

2002-04-26 Thread Michael Robinson
in this case is equivalent to either cracking the session key RNG, or cracking the symmetric cipher, the ability to do either of which obviates the need to deduce the RSA private key in the first place. -Michael Robinson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "uns

Re: RSA not an easy crack

2002-04-26 Thread Michael Robinson
at are prime), or P * 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 functions F. Back to the drawing board, I would say. -Michael Robinson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RSA not an easy crack

2002-04-26 Thread Michael Robinson
in this case is equivalent to either cracking the session key RNG, or cracking the symmetric cipher, the ability to do either of which obviates the need to deduce the RSA private key in the first place. -Michael Robinson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "uns

Re: RSA not an easy crack

2002-04-26 Thread Michael Robinson
at are prime), or P * 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 functions F. Back to the drawing board, I would say. -Michael Robinson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Does Debian need to enforce a better Security policy for packages?

2001-10-25 Thread Michael Robinson
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:19:59AM +0200, Christian Kurz wrote: > On 23/10/01, Michael Robinson wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 09:55:04AM +0200, Christian Kurz wrote: > > > Do you know how difficult and time-consuming it really is to do a manual > > > source cod

Re: Does Debian need to enforce a better Security policy for packages?

2001-10-25 Thread Michael Robinson
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:19:59AM +0200, Christian Kurz wrote: > On 23/10/01, Michael Robinson wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 09:55:04AM +0200, Christian Kurz wrote: > > > Do you know how difficult and time-consuming it really is to do a manual > > > source cod

Re: Does Debian need to enforce a better Security policy for packages?

2001-10-23 Thread Michael Robinson
aused casual observers to erroneously believe FreeBSD is less secure than other less carefully managed operating system projects. Yes, source-code audits are time-consuming. Time-consuming is different from "not possible", however. The alternative is the "ostrich" method of securi

Re: Does Debian need to enforce a better Security policy for packages?

2001-10-23 Thread Michael Robinson
aused casual observers to erroneously believe FreeBSD is less secure than other less carefully managed operating system projects. Yes, source-code audits are time-consuming. Time-consuming is different from "not possible", however. The alternative is the "ostrich" method of securi