Fujitsu Cracks Next-Gen Cryptography Standard

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Submission + - Fujitsu Cracks Next-Gen Cryptography Standard (techweekeurope.co.uk)

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judgecorp

on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @07:57AM

judgecorp writes: "Fujitsu and partners have cracked a cryptogram which used 278-digit (923 bit) pairing-based cryptography. The technology was proposed as a next-generation standard, but Fujitsu cracked it, at this level in just over 148 days using 21 personal computers."

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