Break (Reduced) RSA Using Factorization

#cryptology, #cryptography, #cryptanalysis
In this video, we attack a "reduced" version of RSA, meaning, a short RSA key (256 bit) using the Quadratic Sieve component of CrypTool 2. This should demonstrate, why using short RSA keys today is not a good idea.
For an introduction to RSA, please have a look at my video here: • Basics of Cryptology -...
If you are interested in learning the basics of cryptology, you should also have a look at our video series about basics of cryptology - also for beginners: • Basics of Cryptology -...
You may download the latest version of CrypTool 2 from here: www.cryptool.o...
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