[NTLUG:Discuss] RSA4096 Encryption

[Fred James]

Fred wrote:
> Spy vs Spy continues ... For your enjoyment:
>
> Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute
> of Science discovered that they could steal even the largest, most
> secure RSA 4,096-bit encryption keys simply by listening to a
> laptop as it decrypts data.
>
> Read the rest here:
> http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/21/researchers-break-rsa-4096-encryption-with-just-a-microphone-and-a-couple-of-emails/
I skipped to the original article and basically it is the same issue a 
guarding your password from people looking over your shoulder, eh?  
(i.e., digital security should be accompanied by its physical 
counterpart).  But, hey, sneaky little devils will be sneaky little 
devils ... I seriously cannot understand why anyone ever trusted them.
Regards
Fred James