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Re: [Cfrg] Elliptic Curves - poll on specific curve around 256bit work factor (ends on February 23rd)

Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> Sat, 21 February 2015 00:00 UTC

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From: Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
To: Alexey Melnikov <alexey.melnikov@isode.com>
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Subject: Re: [Cfrg] Elliptic Curves - poll on specific curve around 256bit work factor (ends on February 23rd)
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On Wed, 18 Feb 2015, Alexey Melnikov wrote:

> CFRG chairs are starting another poll:
> 
> Q3: (For people who want CFRG to recommend a curve at 256bit level) Is
> bandwidth cost of going to p521 worth the speed win over primes closer to 512
> bits?

yes

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