Re^2: crypt function has string length limit?

[zentara]

You cannot mathematically reverse-engineer the string to find out what password it represents

I find this interesting: 1024 bit pgp keys hacked

[Anonymous Monk]

An interesting result. That type of attack is mostly effective against smartcards and other "secure hardware" devices. Basically, if someone has physical access to a piece of technology, they can get the secrets out of it somehow. Also, 1024-bit RSA keys have been considered insufficient for like 15 years.

[RonW]

An interesting, non-mathematical attack. No doubt, there's a way to do that with hashing algorithms, as well.

Though, as soon as a big enough quantum computer can be built, the RSA algorithm is doomed (Shor's algorithm)

(Also, in Australia, mathematical laws don't apply.)