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>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have compiled the latest version of openssl. The problem is that the
>>>ecparam, ec switches in commands doesn't seem to work. Any idea what am i
>>>doing wrong. EC crypto libraries do exist. The man ecparam command also
>>>doesn't find any man entries.
>>>
>>>Any help
>>>
>>>Akif Janjua
>>
>>
>> about /home/test/openssl-0.9.7d/crypto/ec does mean using for ECDH?
>> this code use only prime field operation and projective coodination.
>
>please have a look at 0.9.8-dev
I can't find the file 0.9.8-dev to openssl's home.
I found only snapshot.
where is dev version files?
i am interesting /crypto/ec/ec_curve.c is very recently.
but, why doe not generation alg open ? (expensive ? patent ? difficult ?)
>> ecc parametor is hard coding.
>> who supports ecc?
>> if one might want to generate any suitable ecc parametor,
>> like ecdhparamgen command, there are some known algs.
>
>ec parameter generation (i.e. generating a suitable elliptic
>curve plus generator etc.) is very expensive => one normally
>uses pre-calculated well-known curves.
>
>Nils
I was feeling insecure that same curve have ever been used.
whether these curves are secure or not, how to check ?
to encrypt needs various module like a rsa n=pq.
ecc module is various curve, i think.
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