Comment on 4096 RSA key in the strongset factored?parentComments−revelation11yWell, it lists the key and says the first factor is 231. If you have a big enough calculator, this is trivial to verify.−asciilifeform11yAuthor of 'phuctor' speaking.I can only confirm that we have a key, downloaded from an SKS dump, said key purporting to belong to one Mr. Anvin, containing one sub-key being an RSA public key which turned out to be factorable with trivial effort.Anything else is mere conjecture.
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Well, it lists the key and says the first factor is 231. If you have a big enough calculator, this is trivial to verify.
Author of 'phuctor' speaking.
I can only confirm that we have a key, downloaded from an SKS dump, said key purporting to belong to one Mr. Anvin, containing one sub-key being an RSA public key which turned out to be factorable with trivial effort.
Anything else is mere conjecture.