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Is Gutmann critical of DJB in "On the Impending Crypto Monoculture"



On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 11:28:53AM -0400, Travis Biehn wrote:
> Short version:
> He isn't.
>

Just for a start, why the elliptic curve is of so small order, only 256
bits?

I am pretty sure in the early days of PGP, some PGP advocate claimed
something along the lines "we can't factor 128 bit modulus till the end
of time".

Not to mention quantum computer will fuck the curve fast.