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Re: [tor-dev] [proposal] Post-Quantum Secure Hybrid Handshake Based on NewHope



On Sat, 2016-05-07 at 13:14 -0700, Watson Ladd wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand the concern here. An attacker sees that we
> got unlucky: that doesn't help them with recovering SEED under mild
> assumptions we need anyway about SHAKE indistinguishability.

We're assuming the adversary controls a node in your circuit and hence
sees your seed later.  You get unlucky like over 400 times, so, if they
can record enough of the failure pattern, then their node can recognize
you from your seed. 

Jeff


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