[Ach] Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2013/734

[Pepi Zawodsky]

This just popped in via Twitter.

Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Practice
http://eprint.iacr.org/2013/734.pdf

Abstract:
In this paper, we perform a review of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), as it is used in practice today, in order to reveal unique mistakes and vulnerabilities that arise in implementations of ECC. We study four popular protocols that make use of this type of public-key cryptography: Bitcoin, secure shell (SSH), transport layer security (TLS), and the Austrian e-ID card. We are pleased to observe that about 1 in 10 systems support ECC across the TLS and SSH protocols. However, we find that despite the high stakes of money, access and resources protected by ECC, implementations suffer from vulnerabilities similar to those that plague previous cryptographic systems.

Source: http://eprint.iacr.org/2013/734
Pepi
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