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Probable Solution Found for ECC2-109 Challenge

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the waiting-for-the-photo-finish dept.

kpearson writes "The eCompute ECC2-109 distributed computing project discovered a probable solution to Certicom's ECC2-109 challenge today. The challenge was to defeat a 109-bit Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem (ECC). Since the eCompute ECC2-109 project began on November 8, 2002, 1,981 volunteers have run the project's software and found almost 40.5 million distinguished points. From those points the project found two which matched and caused a collision, enabling the project to find a solution to the ECC. The solution was submitted to Certicom this morning for verification."

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  1. Hey guys, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you are gay!

  2. First Post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Testing...

  3. Not First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This way, I won't fucking fail it!

  4. with distributed.net... by PollGuy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Maybe even fast enough to get first post!

  5. MOD PARENT UP -- INFORMATIVE (n/t) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Great post.