-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Paul Crowley wrote: > Jack Lloyd wrote: >> DSA, algorithmically, can sign arbitrary size hashes, as long as you >> choose a large enough q parameter. Until recently the standardized max >> for q was 160 bits, FIPS 186-3 (currently in draft) allows longer q if >> you use a longer p (q=256 is OK with p=2048 or 3072 bits). > > If we want to go with it, it's a question > of whether we can persuade it to accept 256-bit q.
Given the fact that there is an official standard proposal for it and the assumption that q=256 shouldn't certainly be LESS SECURE than q=160, I hope and guess "convincing" SSH-Agent people support it shouldn't be too hard, isn't it? Lapo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Cygwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJF49t/AAoJELBiMTth2oCDQUkP/1t4F/w5D4rygUUDOn32rZGb hh7jteRTm+Fui/86Gz9Y0PE4khnMl6j3B1/aCiYpoByYeaO3quJIuP+vbr5/43gd 0/Uw2+fD2qNqZU37hwD2a3h+ch5J5ETXtYGjhkAAb/+RXzKQOMu4mPfg/fb1X6Gq 4NuOimTmZ/TXLnaCKf9P57Z1/QfYx9LN/sy4JO99ub5J1TeonpfQP0k9YnElSPZL Wtx8JwfOpxgh2gVoU+2GPOVJw1qCqR5QxWB4RUBuWWwEgxvUsIcq1G3bfnyBkDrF XFCj6rlX2iQmDWW8h1lc3IkMTmvsE1NSju8PT9JD31Ke5r7O62MYHwH3peyW20VI k+9Qpxw08TPbxyInJfIwuYrkzmneJbUDb85ti6xgPllN4W74aLTlUUm2zMsoVsQ7 y9zm4EsQc0XMv5m57AFmqwOK7contntIOpRpv8ej1OYoWmPsugowZbRG/35aM5x/ IgA5XJ14SWzQkgcixvWyySw6jNO38Nhw2OusHl7A48rrr4v/tGIs4hJZAAoyNKHT awRmkCjaR78GGqYs3XUTlG3gGjv/XykfQsa84v9qqM+mYsenPIXIE0kWXD0nnLmb YeE5n3lzJPqkx4opjOO+L2mSH60zHqVHbJuqVCZlzKdis/DIQi9mXoS2XK8i3LaQ OxFZ0ukNjn3duvssN1Ix =bXt1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Monotone-devel mailing list Monotone-devel@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monotone-devel