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Comment by adgjlsfhk1

4 hours ago

honestly I wouldn't be shocked if 2048 bit rsa gets factored in our lifetime. GNFS doesn't have the feel of an optimal algorithm. dropping to L(1/4) would bring 1500 bits into reach, and it seems plausible still that factoring is polynomial.

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