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Old 03-14-2014, 01:23 AM   #1
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[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?
 
Old 03-14-2014, 02:39 AM   #2
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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).

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