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

Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> Tue, 10 February 2015 17:46 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Cfrg] Elliptic Curves - poll on security levels (ends on February 17th)
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On Tue 2015-02-10 09:20:59 -0500, Stanislav V. Smyshlyaev wrote:
> Q1: No.
> Q2: Yes.
>
> For Q2: for Russia it is of primary importance that the curve is strictly
> 512-bit, not 521-bit.

Can you elaborate on why this is of primary importance?  If a 521-bit
curve is as performant, what would cause you to reject it? 

        --dkg

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