1995-12-14 - Re: CryptoLib 1.0 now available

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From: “W. Kinney” <kinney@bogart.Colorado.EDU>
To: mab@research.att.com (Matt Blaze)
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Message ID: <199512140448.VAA18190@bogart.Colorado.EDU>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-12-14 09:43:36 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 17:43:36 +0800

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From: "W. Kinney" <kinney@bogart.Colorado.EDU>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 17:43:36 +0800
To: mab@research.att.com (Matt Blaze)
Subject: Re: CryptoLib 1.0 now available
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> CryptoLib includes the following:
[...]
> 		quantization (Defense against Kocher's timing attack)
> 		quantized RSA, DSA and El Gamal private key operations.


Maybe this is an incorrect conclusion, but here seems to be a _second_ group
who knew about Kocher's timing attack before Kocher did. What on earth
would ECash or ATT have to gain by keeping such knowledge a secret? 

                                   -- Will







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