6.2, due on October 10

1. Just about every attack confused me. I don't know what it is with me and attacks, but I never understand them. Maybe it's because I'm such a peacemaker;). Anyways, the attack I understood the most was the timing attack. For the low exponent attack, I could barely follow the proof of the theorem presented. I was able to understand the example, but as far as the theory behind the attack goes I was lost.

2. It's interesting that the timing attack was discovered by an undergraduate. It really makes me wonder what other attacks are out there. Something else that I thought was cool is that these attacks can be prevented a long as the algorithm is implemented with them in mind.