RSA: Rumors of crypto algorithm demise greatly exaggerated
RSA, however, has denied the man's claims, saying that the attack he outlined is one of the weaker ones attempted.
"There's no truth at all to this rumor," said Tim Powers, a spokesman for RSA, in Bedford, Mass.
The claims made by a math enthusiast named Leo de Velez were first published on the Manila Bulletin's Web site earlier this week.
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