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CTF Generator: Low private exponent (d) in RSA … the Wiener attack

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I am working on a set of automated Cipher CTF (Capture The Flag) challenges, and part of this is to create methods which aim to break RSA. If you are interested, here are the RSA -related ones I’ve already completed:

  • CTF Generator: Cracking RSA with Chinese Remainder Theory — Håstad’s Broadcast Attack. CRT. In this example, an RSA cipher has used the…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.