Jean-Marc Desperrier wrote:
> Kaspersky Lab announces the launch of Stop Gpcode, an international 
> initiative against the blackmailer virus 
> http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575651

That seems pointless to me. If they crack it after a few months, the
virus author will just generate a new key and release the virus again.

> If Kaspersky has made the analyze, and breaking a 1024 bit key is
> reasonnably within reach of a distributed effort, that means nobody
> should be using a 1024 key today for really important security.

I would be interested in estimates of how much processor time they
consider this will need.

Gerv
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