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Claude solves 25-year-old encryption mystery in under 30 minutes

Original article in Korean앤트로픽 클로드, 25년 된 암호 표준 미스터리 풀어…“30분도 안 걸렸다”

Outlet: AI Times
Published: Oct 19, 2026
Importance: 4/5

Summary

Anthropic's Claude traced the source of cryptographic seed values used in NSA-provided elliptic curve standards in under 30 minutes, resolving a 25-year-old question about the NIST standards. The discovery addresses suspicions about hidden weaknesses in the encryption design without breaking the cipher itself.

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