17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Phil Karn writes:
I don't know. Maybe the right thing to do is require conforming implementations to support a large modulus but include recommended smaller moduli. Then Alice can always force Bob to use the large modulus but, if both agree, they can use something smaller from the standard or even their own home-grown modulus.
Thanks. That's pretty much what we are doing -- requiring a particular 1024-bit modulus but recommending several others as options.
I think Brian is also suggesting that it would be good if people could negotiate new and previously unheard of modulii if they wanted to. Perry