2009-08-24 17:39:20

2009-08-24 17:44:25

ESL Brigade Ssofk wrote:

http://boinc.unsads.com/rsals/

"XXX is a research project that uses Internet-connected computers to do research in XXX. "

i'm in..

2009-08-24 18:20:30

frankhagen wrote:

ESL Brigade Ssofk wrote:

http://boinc.unsads.com/rsals/

"XXX is a research project that uses Internet-connected computers to do research in XXX. "

i'm in..

Sry is written in german... .

http://www.rechenkraft.net/wiki/index.php?title=RSA_Lattice_Siever_%282.0%29

2009-08-27 20:36:40

2009-09-09 07:16:32
last modified: 2009-09-09 07:17:17

2009-09-09 09:35:06

Suneet Gupta wrote:

Hi,

Is this legal?

It depends where you're at.

2009-09-09 14:57:47

Suneet Gupta wrote:

Also, the project is 'cracking encrypted 512-bit Operating System signing keys for Texas Instruments' programmable calculators'. Is this legal?

Where did you find that that's what it's doing? Because, then, the right question is: is it moral?

TIA

2009-09-09 16:09:55

Augustine wrote:

Suneet Gupta wrote:

Also, the project is 'cracking encrypted 512-bit Operating System signing keys for Texas Instruments' programmable calculators'. Is this legal?

Where did you find that that's what it's doing?

Or would you be confusing RSALS with NFS, which is not exactly trying to crack TI calculators keys?

2009-09-09 17:02:25

Augustine wrote:

Suneet Gupta wrote:

Also, the project is 'cracking encrypted 512-bit Operating System signing keys for Texas Instruments' programmable calculators'. Is this legal?

Where did you find that that's what it's doing? Because, then, the right question is: is it moral?

TIA

Check this link - http://distributedcomputing.info/ap-crypto.html (scroll towards the end of the page).
Also, I translated the link given below in the thread (http://www.rechenkraft.net/wiki/index.php?title=RSA_Lattice_Siever_%282.0%29) into English using Google Language Tools.

I agree on morality being an issue here.

Thanks,
Suneet

2009-09-09 18:40:51

On a side note, I really dislike surreptitious projects.

First:

XXX is a research project that uses Internet-connected computers to do research in XXX. You can participate by downloading and running a free program on your computer.

XXX is based at [describe your institution, with link to web page]

* [Link to page describing your research in detail]
* [Link to page listing project personnel, and an email address]
...

And then:

Preventive action
31 aout 2009
No more progress will be posted here.

Thanks for the pointers, Suneet.

2009-09-11 01:51:26

No description, no Q&A and no forum is definitely a big red flag...

Click here to see My Detailed BOINC Stats

2009-09-14 09:47:41

2009-10-12 23:29:14

Augustine wrote:

Augustine wrote:

Suneet Gupta wrote:

Also, the project is 'cracking encrypted 512-bit Operating System signing keys for Texas Instruments' programmable calculators'. Is this legal?

Where did you find that that's what it's doing?

Or would you be confusing RSALS with NFS, which is not exactly trying to crack TI calculators keys?

Looks like I also confused RSALS with NFS. I'll be rejoing NFS and help with the current team challenge.

2009-10-21 19:44:25

2009-10-30 10:27:23

2009-12-29 01:42:18

2009-12-29 06:19:13

2009-12-29 16:41:23

BOINCstats Willy wrote:

Not much in the forum. Did the project admin gave permission to add it here?

Or should a project whose goal is to crack an encryption key be supported by BAM?

Sure, BAM is yours and you're free to do with it however you please. Yet...

2009-12-29 18:30:55

2009-12-29 18:32:16

2009-12-29 19:28:29

zombie67 wrote:

We already do it for distrgen.

Two wrongs don't make a right...

2009-12-29 21:22:28

2009-12-29 21:48:58

zombie67 wrote:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. IMO, stat sites should be completely neutral, listing all projects that export stats. Leave it up to the users to decide right and wrong. My opinion.

Fine, but BAM is more than a stats site, but also an account manager site.

2009-12-29 21:58:33

Augustine wrote:

zombie67 wrote:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. IMO, stat sites should be completely neutral, listing all projects that export stats. Leave it up to the users to decide right and wrong. My opinion.

Fine, but BAM is more than a stats site, but also an account manager site.

But that still leaves the option to decide which projects one wishes to crunch for, right?

Greetings from Cori

2009-12-29 22:06:29

Cori wrote:

Augustine wrote:

zombie67 wrote:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. IMO, stat sites should be completely neutral, listing all projects that export stats. Leave it up to the users to decide right and wrong. My opinion.

Fine, but BAM is more than a stats site, but also an account manager site.

But that still leaves the option to decide which projects one wishes to crunch for, right?

Not in some people eye's, your supposed to only run what they deem worthy ...

I run them all, I don't care if their counting Cow Pies in the Cow Pasture, I'll still run it up to a Point anyway ... I know that's a stick in the eye of the Holier than you crowd but I don't care, they can run what they want to run & I'll run what I want to run because I'm the one paying the Utility Bills at my House and until that changes I'll keep running what I want to run ...