IACR News item: 10 December 2012
Shi Bai, Richard P. Brent, Emmanuel Thom\\\'e
ePrint Report
The general number field sieve (GNFS) is the most efficient
algorithm known for factoring large integers. It consists of several
stages, the first one being polynomial selection. The quality of the
chosen polynomials in polynomial selection can be modelled in terms of
size and root properties. In this paper, we describe some algorithms for
selecting polynomials with very good root properties.
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