Re: [TLS] On Curve25519 and other possibilities (e.g. ietf256p, ietf384p, ietf521p,

"Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com> Sun, 29 June 2014 23:27 UTC

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From: "Salz, Rich" <rsalz@akamai.com>
To: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>, Michael StJohns <msj@nthpermutation.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:26:55 -0400
Thread-Topic: [TLS] On Curve25519 and other possibilities (e.g. ietf256p, ietf384p, ietf521p,
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Subject: Re: [TLS] On Curve25519 and other possibilities (e.g. ietf256p, ietf384p, ietf521p,
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As I recall, RC4 also had some special issues that we turned a blind eye too, like being called “ARC4” for some time.

Perhaps someone directly involved can refresh my memory?

                /r$

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