A Kilobit Special Number Field Sieve Factorization

We describe how we reached a new factoring milestone by completing the first special number field sieve factorization of a number having more than 1024 bits, namely the Mersenne number 21039

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ASIACRYPT
• Authors: Kazumaro Aoki, Jens Franke, Thorsten Kleinjung, Arjen K. Lenstra, Dag Arne Osvik
• Keywords: ASIACRYPT 2007, Cryptology, Special Number Field Sieve