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Re: [Cfrg] Elliptic Curves - poll on security levels (ends on February 17th)

Mike Hamburg <mike@shiftleft.org> Tue, 10 February 2015 18:03 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Cfrg] Elliptic Curves - poll on security levels (ends on February 17th)
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> Q1: Should CFRG recommend a curve at the 192-bit security level?
> Q2: Should CFRG recommend a curve at the 256-bit security level?

One or the other, but not both.


On 02/10/2015 08:37 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote:

> ... but only if it does not delay the publication of the CFRG recommendation of the 128-bit security level curve by more than 30 days.
>
+1

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