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Flaw crippling millions of crypto keys is worse than first disclosed
From: "DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:29:36 -0500
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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: November 6, 2017 at 11:28:39 PM EST To: nnsquad () nnsquad org Subject: [ NNSquad ] Flaw crippling millions of crypto keys is worse than first disclosed Flaw crippling millions of crypto keys is worse than first disclosed https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/flaw-crippling-millions-of-crypto-keys-is-worse-than-first-disclosed/ A crippling flaw affecting millions--and possibly hundreds of millions--of encryption keys used in some of the highest-stakes security settings is considerably easier to exploit than originally reported, cryptographers declared over the weekend. The assessment came as Estonia abruptly suspended 760,000 national ID cards used for voting, filing taxes, and encrypting sensitive documents. - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren () vortex com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 --- Impeach Trump --- _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad
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