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Re: [Cfrg] On the use of Montgomery form curves for key agreement

Benjamin Black <b@b3k.us> Tue, 02 September 2014 21:47 UTC

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From: Benjamin Black <b@b3k.us>
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Subject: Re: [Cfrg] On the use of Montgomery form curves for key agreement
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On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Watson Ladd <watsonbladd@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> >
> > Main point is: I don't believe wire-format issues make any
> > difference when picking new curves.
>
> *None* of the arguments advanced so far help with picking new curves.
> What possible difference is there between NUMS and the DJB/Tanja
> curves?


One notable difference is between the generation algorithms. While the
distinction might not be relevant to you, it is relevant to many others.


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