Factoring "short-sleeve" RSA keys with polynomials

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Author: ledoge

Date: 6/12/2026

Article Summary:

Researchers discover a vulnerability in the CompleteFTP software that generates "short-sleeve" RSA keys, which can be factored using polynomial-based cryptanalysis, and develop a tool to detect and regenerate vulnerable keys.