RFC Errata
RFC 4086, "Randomness Requirements for Security", June 2005
Source of RFC: IETF - NON WORKING GROUPArea Assignment: sec
See Also: RFC 4086 w/ inline errata
Errata ID: 4960
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Nikolai Malykh
Date Reported: 2017-03-09
Verifier Name: Paul Wouters
Date Verified: 2023-08-03
Section 8.2.1 says:
If the adversary can command a highly parallel processor or a large network of work stations, 10^11 cycles per second is probably a minimum assumption today. Looking forward a few years, there should be at least an order of magnitude improvement. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that 10^10 keys could be checked per second, or 3.6*10^12 per hour or 6*10^14 per week, or 2.4*10^15 per month.
It should say:
If the adversary can command a highly parallel processor or a large network of work stations, 10^11 cycles per second is probably a minimum assumption today. Looking forward a few years, there should be at least an order of magnitude improvement. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that 10^10 keys could be checked per second, or 3.6*10^13 per hour or 8.6*10^14 per week, or 2.6*10^16 per month.
Notes:
Incorrect values.
AD Note: The proposed corrected text is also incorrect though. The number 8.6*10^14 is per day, not per week. The per week number is 6.48 * 10^15. The proposed updated numbers for per hour and per month are a correct update. So the proposed final text should be:
or 3.6*10^13 per hour or 6.48 * 10^15 per week, or 2.6*10^16 per month.