RSA's 1024 bit algorithm cracked

[Dale]

1024 bit RSA Cracked, new Milestone

Amazing. 1024 bit algorithm cracked in ~100 hours by tweaking a power supply.

[Bloo]

Wow only 100 hours! Usually cracking RSA is perceived as a lifetime, as the article says. Let us hope they get this fixed.

[BananaFeces]

wow... thats all i can say

[tommy]

Wow only 100 hours! Usually cracking RSA is perceived as a lifetime, as the article says. Let us hope they get this fixed.

It is a design problem with hardware, not the algorithm.

But really, this isn't a practical real-world attack. It is easily done in a lab under controlled conditions, but in the practice, getting physical access to the target device and its facility's electrical system for 100 hours is usually infeasible.

Also, in the USA, the NIST has published a standard (FIPS 140-2) for cryptographic modules for use with future devices, and one of the levels includes protection against this attack. Let's hope manufacturers start following it.