On 07/09/2012 03:55 PM, John Foley wrote:
> According to the NIST web site, the 2.0 FIPS Object Module claims
> compliance for FIPS 186-3 using the "Extra Random Bits" method for EC
> public key generation.

The implementation is FIPS 186-3 Section B.4.2, "Key Pair Generation by
Testing Candidates". The "ExtraRandomBits" reference is inaccurate.

-Steve M.

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