Subject: [Hipsec] Digital Signature Algorithms

From: [email-masked] (Henderson, Thomas R)
Date: Thu Oct 21 11:42:01 2004

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miika Komu [mailto:[email-masked]]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:57 PM
> To: Jari Arkko
> Cc: [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: [Hipsec] Digital Signature Algorithms

> Using RSA as the default algorithm makes dynamically created R1s less
> appealing from a performance point of view. In a way, this=20
> limits the way
> implementations will be done in the real world.

I am not convinced that the above is true.  The tradeoff seems to=20
be about a factor of two in sign performance in software=20
implementations, but some cycles will be recouped by faster
verification, and in hardware, it might be a wash (e.g.,
http://www.safenet-inc.com/Library/3/SafeXcel-1741_ProductBrief.pdf).

Tom