1.0.1c test release
Werner Koch
wk@gnupg.org
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:13:17 +0100
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Simpson, Sam wrote:
> > * New encryption keys are generated in way which allows a much
> > faster decryption.
>
> Is this detailed in the source Werner?
cipher/elgamal.c
It is just that the secret exponent x is not anymore about the same
size as the prime but much smaller. See wiener_map() to see the
actual sizes used. It is believed that an extra large exponent
does not gain any extra security.
Werner