Computer Scientists Break Security Token Key in Record Time | business analyst | Scoop.it
The widely used RSA electronic security token is once again hacked -- but this time its a team of cryptography researchers, not thieves. It suggests that security companies have not kept with the technologies of criminals and spies.

 

“The attacks are efficient enough to be practical,” they wrote in the paper. They went on to say they hoped the industry would “reconsider” the sustained use of these security standards.

 

The RSA token took the shortest time: 13 minutes. A device made by Siemens took slightly longer: 22 minutes. A third device, made by Gemalto, based in The Netherlands, took 92 minutes.

 

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