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some_furryyesterday at 7:12 PM1 replyview on HN

The NSA isn't DJB's oppositiom here. It's the majority of the international community of cryptography experts.


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adrian_byesterday at 7:23 PM

Your claim does not match the reality, because at the previous IETF meeting most have voted like DJB.

I cannot see how any true "expert" would have the courage to claim that in a cryptography standard it is admissible to accept risks that cannot be quantified.

For the variant supported by DJB there are no risks, while for the variant supported by NSA nobody can estimate the risks.

It is as simple as this, so it is weird that there are people arguing about a decision that should have been non-controversial.

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