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Re:Cryptographic Right Answers by wolf550e on Saturday May 23, 2015 @05:18PM (#9594422)
But people won't use slow code. Look at RSA-1024 on DNSSec.
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Re:Cryptographic Right Answers by tptacek on Saturday May 23, 2015 @06:31PM (#9594630)
If speed was a motivating factor, DNSSEC would be using fast curves instead of archaic RSA. The reality of DNSSEC is that it's built around the performance concerns of 1997.
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