Re: [Cfrg] A2 versus A^2 and BB verus AA

Adam Langley <agl@imperialviolet.org> Sat, 10 January 2015 21:09 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Cfrg] A2 versus A^2 and BB verus AA
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On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Tanja Lange <tanja@hyperelliptic.org> wrote:
> This is not a typo, it is using a different (better) definition
> of the curve constant which is what the implementations use.

Thanks both. I've replaced that change with a TODO to note why the
formula will differ from EFD.


Cheers

AGL

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