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512-bit RSA key in home energy system gives control of “virtual power plant”

reader comments 78 When Ryan Castellucci recently acquired solar panels and a battery storage system for their home just outside of London, they were drawn to the ability to use an open source dashboard to monitor and control the flow of electricity being generated. Instead, they gained much, much more—some 200 megawatts of programmable capacity… Read More »

Researcher uses 379-year-old algorithm to crack crypto keys found in the wild

reader comments 47 with 29 posters participating, including story author Share this story Cryptographic keys generated with older software now owned by technology company Rambus are weak enough to be broken instantly using commodity hardware, a researcher reported on Monday. This revelation is part of an investigation that also uncovered a handful of weak keys… Read More »