1994-05-21 - D-H key exchange - how does it work?

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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-05-21 03:39:13 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 20 May 94 20:39:13 PDT

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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
Date: Fri, 20 May 94 20:39:13 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: D-H key exchange - how does it work?
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   Or is it the assumption that everyone uses the same modulus
   in that case?

Yes.  Same modulus for all users.  Not so bad a thing, really,
although sometimes long-term secrecy is worth more than traffic
analysis.

Eric

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