] "The Neo Project, a group of distributed computing ] enthusiasts, on Wednesday said on its Web site that it ] had resumed its attempt to crack an encryption key used ] to digitally sign software for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox ] video game console." So, this is the first example of someone cracking a real key via distributed means. Of course, Microsoft could easily shut this down, but that may prompt moves to develop distributed cracking systems that are themselves secure from attack. |