Re: [Cryptography] Fw: how could ECC params be subverted & other evidence

2013-09-10 Thread John Kelsey
> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:42:57 +0200 > From: Adam Back > To: "Perry E. Metzger" > Cc: Alexander Klimov , Cryptography List > , Adam Back > Subject: Re: [Cryptography] how could ECC params be subverted & other > ... > The important potential backdoor is NIST 186-3 curves in Peter > Fairbroth

Re: [Cryptography] Fw: how could ECC params be subverted & other evidence

2013-09-10 Thread Perry E. Metzger
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:45:23 -0400 John Kelsey wrote: > [DBRG] seemed like a really weird place to put a backdoor, because > it was insanely slow, and it seemed unlikely to get any significant > use. As an aside, this is just the instance we know about, partially because they screwed up, partiall

[Cryptography] Fw: how could ECC params be subverted & other evidence

2013-09-10 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Forwarding because Adam apparently has distinct envelope and From: addresses and didn't notice the bounce. Note that anyone replying and attributing this message to *me* will be laughed at mercilessly as their message is rejected. Perry Begin forwarded message: Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:42:57 +