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

Adam Langley <agl@imperialviolet.org> Thu, 19 February 2015 18:56 UTC

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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, Feb 18, 2015 at 2:51 AM, Alexey Melnikov
<alexey.melnikov@isode.com> 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.


Cheers

AGL

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