Photuris Primality verification needed

Perry E. Metzger perry at piermont.com
Tue Nov 7 10:32:33 PST 1995



"William Allen Simpson" writes:
> As most of us agree that 56-bits is not enough (DES), the 512-bit prime
> seems a waste of time and a tempting target.  I'd like to drop it, but
> Phil is inclined to keep it with a disclaimer.

I agree with your approach, Bill -- it seems worth dropping. Something
this dangerous isn't worth leaving around for people to accidently
use.

Perry






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