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John Viveiros (source@iaccess.za)
Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:19:37 +0200
Hi, thanks to you all for your frank answers, this is why this list is so
great.
You might be interested , if you are not already aware, in that MS, NS, VS
and Cisco have submitted their agenda/drafts to the IETF for PKIX using DSA.
The common thread throughout is that there is no patented technology used
and that interoperability is part of the overall scheme.(they even overcome
Entrusts CRL patent)
Regards
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Enzo Michelangeli <em@who.net>
To: CodherPlunks@toad.com <CodherPlunks@toad.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: DSA alternative to RSA
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Viveiros <source@iaccess.za>
>Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 5:58 AM
>
>
>>Hi folks, has anyone...
>>
>>1. considered using DSA (without patent restrictions or royalties) as an
>>alternative to RSA and
>
>
>Yes, but for encryption you'll also need a system performing key exchange
>(e.g., Diffie-Hellman). Ciphersuites using them in team are included in
>SSL v.3 and required for minimum compliance by TLS and S/MIME v.3 (a work
>still in progress).
>
>>2. do any of the browsers currently support DSA and
>
>If you find one please tell me. Currently, Navigator does support DSS but
>not DH.
>
>>3. can anyone comment on the strength or weaknesses of DSA or compare it
to
>>RSA?
>
>You may have a look at the classics: e.g., Applied Cryptography. DSA has
>been long suspected of harbouring backdoors, having been designed by NSA,
>and also for technical reasons (for example, it allows unscrupulous
>implementors to leak pieces of keys or plaintext, due to the availability
>of a fat subliminal channel).
>Also, DSA (or, better, the present DSS) is limited to 1024-bit keys.
>
>Enzo
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