On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 12:09:59PM +0200, Jean-Ren? Reinhard wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently writing a nymserver in python with Laurent. Some > questions about the specs : > > - section 2.1 > "Each message also has: > A 32-byte message identifier" > > everywhere else the message identifier is 20 bytes long changed. > > - section 4.3 > "The signature field is equal to the RSA-OAEP+ signature ..." > > mixminion uses the RSA-OAEP signature. Is this signature unsafe in the > context of the nymserver. Can the specs be changed from RSA-OAEP+ to > RSA-OAEP? changed. > If it is not possible, do you know of any library implementing > RSA-OAEP+? I have the impression that it is not in OpenSSL. If I remember correctly, OAEP has weaknesses that turn out not to matter with RSA; If I'm right, RSA-OAEP+ is pointless. I wonder why I wrote that. > - section 4.3.7 > > "the AFTER field requests that only summaries newer than the message ID > specified be returned." > > Is it a good idea/is it necessary to specify a message ID older than > everyone else? Z(20) for exemple? done. hth, -- Nick Mathewson (PGP key will change on 15Aug2004; see http://wangafu.net/key.txt)
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