New crypto is scary and unproven, until it's not.
https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-9902.html#snakeoil
New algorithm shakes up cryptography
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Re: New algorithm shakes up cryptography
#32There's some confusion going on here. This algorithm: - Has nothing to do with elliptic curves. - Has virtually zero repercussions in any real-world cryptosystem. - Is a mostly theoretical refinement of the 'cryptopocalypse' Joux algorithm, which only affects some special kinds of fields (namely small characteristic). - Is only being reported again now because the paper has just been presented at Eurocrypt. Here are…
Thanks for clarifying this. We'll bury the post as a dupe.
Re: New algorithm shakes up cryptography
#33There's some confusion going on here. This algorithm: - Has nothing to do with elliptic curves. - Has virtually zero repercussions in any real-world cryptosystem. - Is a mostly theoretical refinement of the 'cryptopocalypse' Joux algorithm, which only affects some special kinds of fields (namely small characteristic). - Is only being reported again now because the paper has just been presented at Eurocrypt. Here are…
None of the terminology or mathematics used seems to be specific to integer groups to my limited understanding. Could you explain why this has nothing to do with elliptic curve groups?