Comments on: Cluster of PS3s break MD5-SSL

By: POWER trip

POWER trip — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:43:14 +0000

[...] that the book reveals is that the same IBM team responsible for designing the Playstation 3 chip (the Cell) with support from partners Sony and Toshiba was asked halfway through the Cell design process to [...]

By: They’re not just for gaming II at Bench Press

They’re not just for gaming II at Bench Press — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:03:29 +0000

[...] talked before about researchers using PlayStation game consoles and gaming graphics cards to perform scientific computing, but we hadn’t heard too much about [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:42:15 +0000

It's difficult to say for sure, but hopefully this inspires everyone to exercise a little more judgment when it comes to thinking about internet security. There is no magic bullet to solve problems like this (as there will always be a race between security and hackers), and no technological solution can ever match “common sense” as a form of security.

By: eddiepetosa

eddiepetosa — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:55:22 +0000

I really trust the ssl certificates I get on the web and now that I've read this article, I don't know what to believe anymore. What if their research falls into the wrong hands or if some hackers find a way to fake certificates themselves?

By: TV3 | XHIBITING

TV3 | XHIBITING — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:42:16 +0000

[...] I was unable to find a Toshiba webpage to describe it, the basic idea is simple – take the frighteningly powerful Cell processor which powers Sony’s Playstation 3, some of IBM’s top-of-the-line supercomputers, and [...]

By: AnthonyPhan

AnthonyPhan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:48:17 +0000

Wow, this is pretty impressive. Just another example of how ridiculously powerful the Cell can be.