GNUnet 0.10 Drops Its Use Of RSA 2048

[phoronix]

Phoronix: GNUnet 0.10 Drops Its Use Of RSA 2048

GNUnet 0.10.0 is now available as a major update to this open-source secure, peer-to-peer networking stack designed to protect the privacy of its users...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTU1NDc

[d4ddi0]

Wha?

OK, raise your hand if you have even heard of GNUnet.

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[peppercats]

OK, raise your hand if you have even heard of GNUnet.

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Another GNU project that almost nobody besides a few diedhard FSF fans use.

[Cyber Killer]

OK, raise your hand if you have even heard of GNUnet.

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I heard, even wanted to use it some years ago, but it was so hard to get into that I dropped the idea.

[Calinou]

Another GNU project that almost nobody besides a few diedhard FSF fans use.

It may become more useful in the future, or in some places.

[AJSB]

Well, anyway, it's always good when any program dumps RSA taking in account that they sold their soul to NSA...at least that's the rumours around.

[a user]

Well, anyway, it's always good when any program dumps RSA taking in account that they sold their soul to NSA...at least that's the rumours around.

lol

i hope you ment this as a joke. rsa 2048 has nothing to do with the enterprise rsa security.

[AJSB]

lol

i hope you ment this as a joke. rsa 2048 has nothing to do with the enterprise rsa security.

...but quite honestly , i don't think i will ever trust again RSA for anything even if their business was to make furniture.

[MartinN]

Schneier

Who can prove to me that Bruce Schneier is not on the NSA's payroll? Come on, if you're going to be paranoid, be paranoid all the way!

[curaga]

1. News about NSA seeding EC numbers confirmed
2. GNUnet switches from RSA to EC
3. ????
4. PROFIT


/I don't know jack about elliptic curves, and they probably didn't use the NSA numbers anyway, but hey/