gls (10/25/82)
Subject :Rivest,Shamir and Adleman Encryption System cracked ? There was an article(written by Adrian Berry, Daily Telegraph, London) about the RSA Scheme based on the difficulty of prime factorizing a large numberwas cracked by Dr. Shamir of Weizmann Institute. This news item appeared in the local Durham Morning Herald(Oct 20,1982,Page 7A). Does anybody(from MIT ?) know more information about this recent cracking ? Thanks G. L. Srinivasan (..decvax!duke!gls)