> Where did I imply that it is?
You used 13 as an example in a response to my comment that was:
Isn't modulo the same as truncation when dealing with powers of two?
Re:PuTTY vulnerability vuln-p521-bias
by some_furry on Monday April 15, 2024 @06:57PM
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> You used 13 as an example
I don't see the number 13 in any of my comments on this thread (except this one, or where I quoted you). Perhaps you are confusing me with someone else?
Where did I imply that it is?
> I'm aware of rejection sampling; my point was if you have a N bit value X and want M bits, truncating X to M bits and X MOD 2*M is the same.
Sure.
> Neither solve the problem where M > N, which is what TFA is about.
If you observe my other comments, you'll see I'm well aware of what the article is about.