On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Derek Miller <dreemkil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If the NIST curves are weak in a way that we don't understand, this means > that ECC has properties that we don't understand. > While there's djb's worry that the NSA may have tweaked a curve parameter in such a way as to generate a curve with a one-in-a-million weakness that only they know how to exploit, the NIST curves are weak in other known ways: https://safecurves.cr.yp.to Additionally, newer curves are being picked with an emphasis on performance -- Tony Arcieri
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