Found this accidentally on the website of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology It is well known that the selection of the units of measurement is very important in any theory. For instance, a very convenient measurement system in nuclear physics assumes that the two most important constants - the Planck...
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A new record for the discrete logarithm problem
Recently, a new record for the discrete logarithmic problem was posted in Number Theory mailing list; by recently I mean on 24th Dec. Anyways they were able to compute discrete logarithm in $latex GF(p^{47})$ with $latex p=33 553 771$ using Kummer Theory. For those who are interested here is the original posting in the list by Antoine...
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Quite Humorous!
Various Security Analysis [Links]
The Pobelka Botnet - a Command and Control case study
Zegost - The Chinese backdoor
Necurs rootkit
For those interested in learning more about such Malwares, botnets and rootkits, be sure to follow this Security/malware blog.
Assorted Links (Cryptography, Mathematics, Supercomputer)
Concise courses' invited talk about 'Dynamic Cryptographic Backdoors' by Eric Filiol @efiliol 'An Analysis of Anonymity in the Bitcoin System' almost a year old paper, but an excellent one. The authors also have a blog which has seen been abondoned (http://anonymity-in-bitcoin.blogspot.in/) With some of my friends, I am planning to give a...
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