Re: [ANN] Ethereum: Welcome to the Beginning

Quote from: eddie13 on Today at 11:29:10 PM

Quote from: eddie13 on March 04, 2021, 04:53:19 PM

“ A recent paper, “Fast Factoring Integers by SVP Algorithms” by Claus P. Schnorr, claims significant improvements in factoring that “destroys the RSA cryptosystem”.”
https://sweis.medium.com/did-schnorr-destroy-rsa-show-me-the-factors-dcb1bb980ab0

“ Claus Peter Schnorr recently posted a 12-page factoring method by SVP algorithms. Is it correct?”
https://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/88582/does-schnorrs-2021-factoring-method-show-that-the-rsa-cryptosystem-is-not-secur

From what I am seeing this could be big if true/correct.. I’m not seeing any mention of it here yet..
I assume this is the same “Schnorr” as in “Schnorr signatures”? Edit: Yes it is..

Does this mean anything to Bitcoin or other coins that use different algorithms?
A laymen’s explanation could also be very helpful to many here (including me)..

“ cryptocurrencies have shunned RSA in favor of signatures based on elliptic curves, initially ECDSA and later moving towards pairing-based cryptography. Ethereum is the lone exception, having added native RSA support with EIP-198. “
https://www.google.com/amp/s/randomoracle.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/ethereum-mixing-with-rsa-getting-by-without-zero-knowledge-proofs/amp/

So maybe it will kill ETH..

If this is true, that RSA encryption is basically cracked, how bad would it hurt ETH?

Any smart ETH folks want to come comment on this and help explain it?