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Re: Suggested changes for DSA2

hal@finney.org ("Hal Finney") Mon, 27 March 2006 22:27 UTC

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As an implementor, the question remains: when I verify a signature, what
q sizes should I allow for a given p?  For example, what q is OK for a p
of 1536?  What q is OK for a p of 4096?  Should I just make something up?
How is that going to promote interoperability?

Hal

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