-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> So it would be great if someone could tell me how they differ when >> it comes to security and efficiency. > > Answering this in detail will require at least a solid undergraduate > degree in either CS or mathematics.
Robert's statement above is quite correct. That said; I personally [subjectively] feel that Elgamal is bit-for-bit more secure. In My former career I was 'privileged' to attend several In Service Training lectures regarding this and even discuss at length these concepts with folks who most certainly knew what they were talking about. Needless to say, much of their 'proofs' were so far over My head that I didn't even feel a whiff of wind. :-D Since they were employed by the same Government Agency as I & their specific job function was to analyze these very areas; I have no problem accepting their conclusions on faith. In the 'Real World' of practical, non-tactical Communication the differences between Elgamal & RSA are probably negligible. The issue of 'time' as originally mentioned by You is also negligible today. We are now in a realm of Ghz processors and multi-core processors so 'time' is now measured in increments of a second. Hardly a viable consideration. Ultimately, You, alone, must determine what algorithm best suits Your needs and comfort level. JOHN ;) Timestamp: Monday 26 Nov 2007, 11:12 --500 (Eastern Standard Time) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8-svn4622: (MingW32) Comment: Public Key at: http://tinyurl.com/8cpho Comment: Gossamer Spider Web of Trust: https://www.gswot.org Comment: My Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/yzhbhx Comment: MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/jmoore3rd iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJHSvBoAAoJEBCGy9eAtCsPPu0H/0x0FumE0z+Th+FjAzu/ceaF mPKaHZ7SASqxPwWLuln+DWzEZnQ3OMi2atqMVvr1ty7HXYTvg2dDt7hO/5+HU6wl mZF32Zs44hx0gS/7DzdyASVeiW1Rf3tyxXr++GQ8iZ0TiwkL/ynhCV7h4qF3l7B5 Q7Qxm+/aWLxrzXK2bPyNhzvlhOIutYsev8jDzLjWz2irBG1pmelRUolH0G5CbW5C 8yxt2yDfbAhwqsZLto9rTA+w0hnps5Usc1KyhSw47+IiXVof9L0xGDEC003zEjyN +Q3XFeO9w27YhkZHSmWNUlzQ158EnjklkjKB2pRzBWviQSd+vBvDxiHGbcNYOe8= =vbsV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
