Re: DSA alternative to RSA

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Bill Frantz (frantz@netcom.com)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 23:38:51 -0800

At 8:42 AM -0800 7/27/98, John Viveiros wrote:
>3. can anyone comment on the strength or weaknesses of DSA or compare it to
>RSA?

RSA is vulnerable to advances in factoring, DSA is not.

DSA is vulnerable to problems with generating cryptograph random numbers,
RSA is not.

You pay your money and take your choice. DSA is cheaper until the RSA
patent runs out.

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