Pinoy math enthusiast finds fast way to decode RSA encryption (fwd)

[Paul Leyland]

> In all the versions I've seen of this it looks like a newsdesk 
> staffer has got his wires crossed - it seems entirely content-free to 
> me.
> 
> >just saw this on bugtrack and havn't seen it here
> >
> >have fun,
> >
> >http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO/2001-02/IT020201.asp
> 

It's a false alarm folks.  Ron Rivest has analysed the schem and posted that
the technique described is even less efficient than trial division!   There
was a nice report on Slashdot.

Paul