[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       gcrypt-devel
Subject:    Re: RSA - relation between message size and key size
From:       Werner Koch <wk () gnupg ! org>
Date:       2018-07-07 10:25:56
Message-ID: 87k1q7tk97.fsf () wheatstone ! g10code ! de
[Download RAW message or body]

[Attachment #2 (multipart/signed)]


On Fri,  6 Jul 2018 10:24, sbi@pi4.de said:

> The big unanswered question is still why the gcry_pk_encrypt only
> works properly with data up to the key size and if that behavior is
> intended. Why is that function generating unusable output without
> throwing an error?

Because Libgcrypt is a low-level library which even the release
announcements tell:

  Libgcrypt is a general purpose library of cryptographic building
  blocks.  It is originally based on code used by GnuPG.  It does not
  provide any implementation of OpenPGP or other protocols.  _Thorough_
  _understanding of applied cryptography is required to use Libgcrypt_.



Salam-Shalom,

   Werner

-- 
#  Please read:  Daniel Ellsberg - The Doomsday Machine  #
Die Gedanken sind frei.  Ausnahmen regelt ein Bundesgesetz.

[Attachment #5 (application/pgp-signature)]

_______________________________________________
Gcrypt-devel mailing list
Gcrypt-devel@gnupg.org
http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gcrypt-devel


[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]