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Re: [Cfrg] Curve selection revisited

Robert Moskowitz <rgm-sec@htt-consult.com> Mon, 28 July 2014 19:36 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Cfrg] Curve selection revisited
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On 07/28/2014 01:58 PM, Hannes Tschofenig wrote:
> Ciao
> Hannes
>
> PS: Regarding the ASN.1 format I am wondering whether the IEEE has done
> some more detailed analysis of the over-the-wire and the software
> implementation cost. This would be useful for us in the ACE working group.

Actually, I mispoke a bit on this.  ASN.1 can be a syntax to describe 
data.  It is the BER that defines what is really in the object.  So 1609 
as developing a task to create an ASN.1 discription of their format and 
the specific BER to create it.  ETSI will be much happier once this is done.

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