Hi,

Sorry I am not much of a C++ expert so instead of pulling my hair out I'd
like to ask this question:

Does it take a long time to do DH bignum math (powMod) with sizes higher
than 8192 bit prime groups?  The RFC spec says it will take an impractical
amount of time @ http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3526 , but I am thinking
maybe the times have changed with faster computers.

The reason is I want to securely do DH for 256 bit symmetric keys, and the
RFC seems to think that you'll need very high prime groups to do it.

Also, is there a limit for the group size in Crypto++?  Does it have the RFC
groups hardcoded in them, or must you generate your own primes for its DH?

Thanks for any tips in advance.

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smu johnson <[email protected]>

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