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Title: [2015-09-29] Another RSA Encryption Vulnerability Plagues Amazon EC2, Bitcoin Us
Post by: jdebunt on September 29, 2015, 08:35:39 AM
http://bitcoinist.net/another-rsa-encryption-vulnerability-plagues-amazon-ec2-bitcoin-users-clear/


Security is becoming more and more important in recent years,a s technology evolves at an accelerated pace. Most people use various services and platforms every day, without taking proper precautions to keep their information safe. Storing a secret crypto key in the cloud has never been a bright idea, and it was only a matter of time until a new type of attack was developed to steal this data.


Title: Re: [2015-09-29] Another RSA Encryption Vulnerability Plagues Amazon EC2, Bitcoin Us
Post by: Carlton Banks on September 29, 2015, 10:40:51 AM
There's no RSA (encryption, signatures, key generation or otherwise) in Bitcoin as far as I'm aware, so 99% that this connection between RSA vulnerabilities and Bitcoin is without merit.