authentication codes cracked
Researchers in China have demonstrated an approach that successfully targets shorter authentication and encryption codes - but not yet the longer, more secure ones currently in use. The research results increase the threat level for cryptographic systems. Although they used a quantum computer to decrypt an RSA encryption, they only used a 50-bit integer for the RSA encryption. This is only 9,67 x 10^16 possible values. Nevertheless, the results should not be underestimated and unfortunately this news has been somewhat overlooked. It is a wake-up call for all companies that encrypt their data, apart from simple...
