Dan Boneh: The elliptic curve running the modern internet might have a backdoor [video] (youtube.com) 4 points by philipfweiss 3mo ago ↗ HN
[–] philipfweiss 3mo ago ↗ Explanation ~15 min inGist: the seed for the curve has unknown origin. Possible attack: let's say there is an attack possible on 1/10^6 curves. Just loop through a million curves until you find one vulnerable, and publish it into the standard.
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 25.3 ms ] threadGist: the seed for the curve has unknown origin. Possible attack: let's say there is an attack possible on 1/10^6 curves. Just loop through a million curves until you find one vulnerable, and publish it into the standard.