RSA & IDEA

Werner Koch wk at isil.d.shuttle.de
Sun Jan 24 13:26:07 CET 1999


ralf.stephan at fitug.de writes:

> > RSA has a lot of problems it is simply not the best algorithm anymore.
> 
> Do you have references? Inquiring minds want to know...

If you follow the crypto literature you may have noticed some flaws or
have a look into the HOAC.

To make it clear:  I didn't say that RSA is bad or has serious flaws
but DLP (DSA, ElGamal etc.) algorithms are at least as good.


  Werner





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