* lst_ho...@kwsoft.de <lst_ho...@kwsoft.de>: > May i ask what the big advantages of the new ciphers are? From what i > have heard they are somewhat faster and deemed to be more secure, but > is this urgently needed for TLS?
I can recommend this PDF: http://blogs.sun.com/jyrivirkki/resource/ECC-TLS-BOF-6958.pdf und dies hier in Deutsch: http://www.weblearn.hs-bremen.de/risse/papers/IIAkolloq080115/elliptic.pdf Short: The 2007 PDF says that the best known attacks against ECC are "worse" than for RSA, DSA, DH. Thus one can use shorter key lenghts giving the same level of security. -- Ralf Hildebrandt Geschäftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Hindenburgdamm 30 | D-12203 Berlin Tel. +49 30 450 570 155 | Fax: +49 30 450 570 962 ralf.hildebra...@charite.de | http://www.charite.de
