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Re: The dh small subgroup confinement attack and Tor
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- Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:16:26 -0400
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Ringo wrote:
> Hey Tor,
>
> I was watching a presentation today
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQl0NhW1J0) and saw that this attack
> applied to some of the cryptography Tor uses. I googled around and
> couldn't find any information about where this attack would apply in Tor
> or if it had been fixed. It could be that this attack would still apply
> but that the way Tor implements the crypto, it's risks are negated.
>
>
> Is there anybody who can clear up my confusion?
Tor uses a subgroup of the units group mod p of prime order, preventing
small subgroup confinement.
>
> Thanks,
> Ringo
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