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Re: [TLS] Using Brainpool curves in TLS

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Thu, 17 October 2013 16:40 UTC

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From: Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
To: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <mpg@elzevir.fr>
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Subject: Re: [TLS] Using Brainpool curves in TLS
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On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
<mpg@elzevir.fr> wrote:
> On 17/10/2013 17:55, Nico Williams wrote:
>> The fact that some curve has twist
>> security means that for DH there's no need to validate that public
>> keys are points on the curve
>
> Not if your peer sends you (x, y). Your statement is true only in ECDH schemes
> where the peers sends only x (and you don't attempt to find y).

Fair enough, but as the subject was Brainpool vs. Curve25519...

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