SimpleX Chat on Nostr: > My complaint with Curve448 is that most things don't use it, so implementations are ...
> My complaint with Curve448 is that most things don't use it, so implementations are less reviewed.
OpenSSL (both library and the tool) includes it for a long time.
> The primary reason to select 448 over 25519 is a "biggest rock is best rock" approach to cryptography parameters. It doesn't help in any realistic scenario, nor against quantum attackers at all.
This view is contrary to the advice from DJB to always choose a bigger key size that is necessary.
OpenSSL (both library and the tool) includes it for a long time.
> The primary reason to select 448 over 25519 is a "biggest rock is best rock" approach to cryptography parameters. It doesn't help in any realistic scenario, nor against quantum attackers at all.
This view is contrary to the advice from DJB to always choose a bigger key size that is necessary.