Hello, On Feb 8, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE wrote: > On mailing list, this kind of remark is meant to start a flame war. > > Comparing the speed of two cars makes sense, comparing the speed of two > cards is absurd. The RSA generation time can be a sign of speed, > accuracy, slowlyness, etc .. It does not give buyers any information.
On the contrary, comparing the speed of two cars is *exactly* like comparing the speed of two smart cards. Because a second and the tools to measure time (and distance) are universally agreed upon. Comparing the speed of a solar powered electric car and a 6L V8 machine, does it make sense? Sure it does, because you get the difference of speed (the time it takes "to get from A to B"). You don't compare acceleration, safety, fuel efficiency, color, transmission type, interior materials or other factors that would otherwise affect your overall perception of the car. > The time generation of RSA key in the Feitian PKI varies a lot. But it > is around one minute. So what? Sure, for that specific purpose I could have used "<10s, 10..30s, 30..60s, 60..120s, 120s+, 180s+" for the average of 3 key generations. -- @MartinPaljak.net +3725156495 _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
