I was recently playing around with OpenSSL's EC_KEY interface, specifically generating and examining keys generated using the curve sect233r1, when I decided to print the raw key out, in hex form. A quick analysis showed me that the key was stored in 232 bits, not 233 bits as the curve sect233r1 requires - in fact, no matter how many keys I generated and checked this way, I was always missing a bit. Is there some reason that OpenSSL uses only 232 bits instead of the full 233?
In case it matters, I am using version 1.0.0d on Windows XP. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/key-length-discrepancy-in-key-generated-by-sect233r1-tp31596580p31596580.html Sent from the OpenSSL - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
