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By Davey Winder in Editorial

Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2006 at 12:00 pm

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At first glance the news that German security researchers have managed to uncover a new method of breaking RSA public-key encryption using a side channel attack concept known as Simple Branch Prediction Analysis might sound awful worrying. More so seeing as it is said to be particularly effective in the realm of digital rights management software. Doubly more so with knobs on as the code breaking in question can be done using readily available consumer PCs rather than ultra expensive and dedicated kit.

Branch Prediction Analysis itself is nothing new of course, it is the addition of the

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