[Resource Topic] 2014/653: Mersenne factorization factory

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Title:
Mersenne factorization factory

Authors: Thorsten Kleinjung, Joppe W. Bos, Arjen K. Lenstra

Abstract:

We present work in progress to fully factor seventeen Mersenne numbers using a variant of the special number field sieve where sieving on the algebraic side is shared among the numbers. It is expected that it reduces the overall factoring effort by more than 50%. As far as we know this is the first practical application of Coppersmith’s ``factorization factory’’ idea. Most factorizations used a new double-product approach that led to additional savings in the matrix step.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2014/653

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