John Halleck wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Andy Kunz wrote:
>
> > >(*) There's no proof that the cyrptographic algorithms used in PGP are
> > >secure.  However, there is no publicly known method for attacking it
> > >that is significantly better than a brute force attack.  It is possible
> > >(but unlikely) that better methods exist but are being kept secret.
> >
> > As in all security areas, the ILLUSION of security is what sells it.
> > Lehigh University cracked RSA several years ago during summer break.  I
>
>   I can't find anybody at Lehigh that knows about this,
>   who is your contact for this information?
>

Could he be confusing this with the recent brute force crack of 48 bit
DES?

Oh, and as to the question about a psuedo primes, there are several quick
tests that can verify wether a large number is prime (since attempting to
factor a large number can be extrememly time consuming.)  Unfortunately
they aren't perfect, so it is possible for a non-prime to slip through
the verification procedure.  My understanding is this is extremely rare.

Roger