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Re: private algorithms and the DS record

At 23:15 +0000 12/21/04, Ben Laurie wrote:

Is this my cue? The work factor for finding such a cooked up result is huge,
i.e. around 2^159. Yes, there are many 2048 bit sequences that'll work, but
finding one will take you a _very_ long time. Impossibly long.

Right on the mark. I suppose finding a sequence that matches the footprint and hashes the same is even more to ask. Exit stage left.
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