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> Perhaps you could give a single decent reason for rolling your own crypto algorithm, vs something as easy as 4096 bit RSA or something. I would not character
by some_furry 12y ago
> Perhaps you could give a single decent reason for rolling your own crypto algorithm, vs something as easy as 4096 bit RSA or something.
I would not characterize implementing RSA safely as an "easy" task.
- czinck 12y agoWhich is part of what's meant. Don't create your own crpyto algorithm and don't write your own implementations of existing algorithms. There are so many gotchas that it would take a lot of effort to get something that's less buggy even than the much-maligned OpenSSL. Someone (I don't remember who) said that even typing the letters "RSA" is too close to rolling your own crypto.