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Researcher factors RSA keys of a 1990s Certificate Authority

A cryptographer cracked the RSA keys of a 1990s Certificate Authority.

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This discovery reveals security flaws in historical infrastructures.

It highlights the need to modernize cryptographic protocols.

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