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GnuPG 2.3.0: new ECC curves
gnupg-users at gnupg
Apr 11, 2021, 11:32 AM
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Hello!
The list of additions and changes to GnuPG 2.3 is quite impressive. Thanks for all the work on GnuPG.
Just out of curiosity one question: why did you "only" add curve x448 from the SafeCurves project and not also E-521? For NIST and Brainpool the available curves >500bits are also already supported.
Cheers Karel

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Re: GnuPG 2.3.0: new ECC curves [ In reply to ]
gnupg-users at gnupg
Apr 12, 2021, 9:39 AM
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On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:32, karel-v_g--- said:

> Just out of curiosity one question: why did you "only" add curve x448

Because 25519 and 448 are the IETF standard curves. More curves are a
hassle for interoperability.

> from the SafeCurves project and not also E-521? For NIST and Brainpool
> the available curves >500bits are also already supported.

NIST and Brainpool have been with us for 10 years and are still required
by some policy requirements.


Salam-Shalom,

Werner

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