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		pbsd on Jan 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Bre... Isn't the point of "Prime and Prejudice" that primality tests that are perfectly adequate for RSA key generation are inadequate to verify the primality of adversarial inputs, in protocols like negotiated DHE or whatnot?

tptacek on Jan 16, 2019 [–]

Dammit. I just wanted a cool link to Prime and Prejudice!

You're right, of course.

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