Michael J. Markowitz wrote:
>
> At 01:19 PM 8/12/99 +0100, Dr Stephen Henson wrote:
> >It is a bit more awkward to use than RSA. Like many things, if it wasn't
> >for the RSA patent hardly anyone would use it.
>
> I have to publicly disagree with this assessment.
[interesting argument deleted]
At 01:19 PM 8/12/99 +0100, Dr Stephen Henson wrote:
>The Digital Signature Algorithm, also called the Digital Signature
>Standard (DSS) is a public key algorithm that can be used only for
>signing. Unlike RSA it doesn't have patent problems (I believe it does
>have a patent but anyone can use it).
At 12:51 PM 8/12/99 +0200, nino wrote:
>-- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short
>for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)?
DSA = (U.S. Federal) Digital Signature Algorithm (FIPS 186-1)
See http://csrc.nist.gov/fips/fips1861.pdf
-mjm
==
Michae
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/12/99
at 12:51 PM, nino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>-- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short
>for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)?
DSA is Digital Signature Algorithm which is part of DSS Digital Signature
Standard
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/12/99
at 12:51 PM, nino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>-- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short
>for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)?
DSA is Digital Signature Algorithm which is part of DSS Digital Signature
Standard
nino wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have some problems finding the following in the documentation:
>
> -- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short
> for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)?
>
The Digital Signature Algorithm, also called the Digital Signature
St
