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Re: [Cfrg] Recommending secp256k1 in FIPS 186-5

"Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL" <uri@ll.mit.edu> Thu, 19 December 2019 17:05 UTC

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From: "Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL" <uri@ll.mit.edu>
To: Tony Arcieri <bascule@gmail.com>, Dan Burnett <daniel.burnett@consensys.net>
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On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:30 AM Dan Burnett <daniel.burnett@consensys..net> wrote:

 My company and others are concerned about the lack of endorsement for secp256k1 in this standard and have drafted a request for its addition.[2]  We  would welcome any comments and/or support from this group and/or any of its members (directly in the Google Doc linked below).  All comments are welcome, including those arguing against this request :)

 

Unless I'm mistaken, no IETF protocols use secp256k1 either, nor has the CFRG ever recommended it.

 

And there’s no reason that I can see to add such a recommendation.

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