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$12 thousand is waiting for the hacker who first reveals the secrets of the American NSA.
Filippo Valsorda, an American cryptographer, recently announced a $12,288 reward for the first person to crack the seeds (seeds) of NIST elliptic curves and discover the original phrases that were used to generate them.
Moreover, the reward will triple to $36,864 if the recipient decides to donate this amount to charity.
Valsorda collected the necessary amount for the reward with the support of well-known individuals in the field of cryptography and cybersecurity, including Matt Green, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, Ryan Slevy, a PKI and Chromium employee, Chris Palmer, a browser security expert, etc.
In Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), seeds (seeds) are values used as the initial input for generating cryptographic keys.
ECC relies on the mathematical concept of elliptic curves defined over finite fields to generate relatively short but secure keys. The use of curves ensures that the scalar value used to generate them cannot be computationally determined for the point selected on them, providing the necessary basis for encryption.
NIST Elliptic Curves (P-192, P-224, P-256, P-384, and P-521), commissioned in 2000 and critical to modern cryptography, were created in 1997 using seeds provided by the NSA (NSA).
The exact origin of these seeds remains unknown, but there are rumors and studies suggesting that they are hashes of certain sentences in English. Dr. Jerry Solinas, who was rumored to have chosen them personally, passed away in early 2023, leaving behind an undisclosed cryptographic secret.
Concerns in the cryptographic community began many years ago after the Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm scandal. According to experts, the NSA introduced a backdoor into this algorithm in order to have access to decrypt any data in the national interest.
In addition to its historical significance, the challenge of being rewarded for hacking NIST elliptic curves is also of practical significance: the solution could allay concerns about their security.
Valsorda believes that someone with enough computing power and hacking experience may be able to crack the supposed SHA-1 hashes and recover the original phrases.
The first hacker to submit at least one prototype offer will receive half of the reward ($6,144), and the remainder will go to the first person to submit all five. And if the same person does it, they will receive the entire reward amount of $12 thousand.
For more information about this challenge and how to present your results, please visit Filippo Valsorda's personal blog.
Filippo Valsorda, an American cryptographer, recently announced a $12,288 reward for the first person to crack the seeds (seeds) of NIST elliptic curves and discover the original phrases that were used to generate them.
Moreover, the reward will triple to $36,864 if the recipient decides to donate this amount to charity.
Valsorda collected the necessary amount for the reward with the support of well-known individuals in the field of cryptography and cybersecurity, including Matt Green, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, Ryan Slevy, a PKI and Chromium employee, Chris Palmer, a browser security expert, etc.
In Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), seeds (seeds) are values used as the initial input for generating cryptographic keys.
ECC relies on the mathematical concept of elliptic curves defined over finite fields to generate relatively short but secure keys. The use of curves ensures that the scalar value used to generate them cannot be computationally determined for the point selected on them, providing the necessary basis for encryption.
NIST Elliptic Curves (P-192, P-224, P-256, P-384, and P-521), commissioned in 2000 and critical to modern cryptography, were created in 1997 using seeds provided by the NSA (NSA).
The exact origin of these seeds remains unknown, but there are rumors and studies suggesting that they are hashes of certain sentences in English. Dr. Jerry Solinas, who was rumored to have chosen them personally, passed away in early 2023, leaving behind an undisclosed cryptographic secret.
Concerns in the cryptographic community began many years ago after the Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm scandal. According to experts, the NSA introduced a backdoor into this algorithm in order to have access to decrypt any data in the national interest.
In addition to its historical significance, the challenge of being rewarded for hacking NIST elliptic curves is also of practical significance: the solution could allay concerns about their security.
Valsorda believes that someone with enough computing power and hacking experience may be able to crack the supposed SHA-1 hashes and recover the original phrases.
The first hacker to submit at least one prototype offer will receive half of the reward ($6,144), and the remainder will go to the first person to submit all five. And if the same person does it, they will receive the entire reward amount of $12 thousand.
For more information about this challenge and how to present your results, please visit Filippo Valsorda's personal blog.
