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Re:It’s 255:19AM. Do you know what your validation criteria ... by matthewdgreen on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @08:53AM (#24697151)
A general rule is that cryptographers never know what applications’ requirements are, unless we’re also developing those applications. The Ed paper took a very opinionated view on what the requirements should be: out in the real world, it turned out that they were often stronger. This doesn’t mean anyone is “wrong” per se, but it should perhaps be a lesson in humility for people who develop primitives.
Re:It’s 255:19AM. Do you know what your validation criteria ... by hdevalence on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @12:42PM (#24699737)
In this case, simply fixing the problem would have taken the same or less work than writing the quoted paragraph.
Re:It’s 255:19AM. Do you know what your validation criteria ... by nullc on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @09:05AM (#24697244)
At least the paper was extremely clear in that particular respect, often this isn't the case.