Have a look at the outputs I posted as part of my ticket,
https://gus.fzk.de/pages/windownload.php?attid=ATT2653
There are files marked rsa768, so I agree with Kostas. It's the $50k
prize. (I can send the siever-worker.pl script if anyone wants.) If I
hadn't been convinced I wouldn't have killed the jobs.
If he wins, Glasgow want £2k towards running costs. Other T2s might
like to estimate their costs.
g
PS. GNFS might have something to do with blood, but you can't lasieve
blood vessels (see http://www.math.ttu.edu/~cmonico/software/ggnfs/).
PPS. If he lost his credential then the it started to be abused
around 2007-09-19 by our records.
On 31 Oct 2007, at 15:36, Ma, M (Mingchao) wrote:
> Yes, agree. But first, we need to confirm if it is indeed an abuse.
>
> Mingchao
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Kelsey, DP (David)
> Sent: Wed 31/10/2007 15:01
> To: 'Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes'
> Cc: Ma, M (Mingchao)
> Subject: RE: biomed jobs
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> The User AUP says...
>
> You shall only use the GRID to perform work, or transmit or store
> data consistent with the stated goals and policies of the VO of
> which you are a member and in compliance with these conditions of use.
>
> So... It then depends of course on what the VO AUP says.
>
> If work is not consistent with the AUP then it should be reported -
> not sure we have a clear procedure defined for this - I suggest
> people should report to the UK/I Security Officer (cc'd). This
> should then be reported to the appropriate VO manager and/or Grid-
> wide security operations.
>
> And please... Don't assume that the credential under which the work
> is being executed is the responsible party - this credential may
> have been compromised.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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> Dr David Kelsey
> Particle Physics Department
> Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
> Chilton, DIDCOT, OX11 0QX, UK
>
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cornwall, LA (Linda)
>> Sent: 31 October 2007 14:32
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: biomed jobs
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes [mailto:TB-
>>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kostas Georgiou
>>> Sent: 30 October 2007 17:18
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: biomed jobs
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 05:02:20PM +0000, Kostas Georgiou wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the gnfs-lasieve program that biomed is
>> running?
>>>> With a quick look I found
>>> http://www.math.ttu.edu/~cmonico/software/ggnfs/
>>>> which suggests that they are running some factorization code
>> probably
>>>> trying to break the RSA-768 challenge (it has a $50K reward
>> afterall).
>>>
>>> A closer look shows that indeed the user is trying for the $50K
>> prize!!!
>>
>>
>> If this is true it must be against policy. I suspect some
>> sort of action needs to be taken. Maybe Dave can comment?
>>
>> Linda.
>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Kostas
>>>
>>> PS> Should we bill the user or the VO for the cpu usage?
>>
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