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number22 03-14-2014 12:23 AM
[REQUEST] Building 64bit openssl package with enable-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128
 
I know the advantage with it for speeding up ECDH, what is disadvantages?

mancha 03-14-2014 01:39 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by number22 (Post 5134255)
what is disadvantages?
None that I'm aware of.

Aside from the speedup, the 64-bit optimized implementation has constant-time multiplications (i.e. resistant to timing attacks).

--mancha


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