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To: EJhonsa who wrote (31186)	9/11/2000 9:06:58 AM
From: Knight	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

<Certicom's the gorilla of elliptic curve cryptography> Would you be willing to post more information about Certicom? This is the first time I recall its being mentioned on the thread. Since you believe it's a gorilla (and gorillas are rare) I think we'd all like to know more. (Perhaps a hunt report :-) Thanks.

To: EJhonsa who wrote (31186)	9/11/2000 9:36:24 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 54805

Eric2, << Certicom's the gorilla of elliptic curve cryptography >> I would say, potential gorilla, instead of gorilla. No tornado, no gorilla. This holds for the whole broader arena of PKI, e-security, m-security, IT/IS so far as I can tell. Moore addressed the sector and suggested a basket in the original FM, but dropped it in the RM. Back then Certicom was not mentioned, and neither was Entrust. I remain overdue preparing a "Project Hunt" report on RSAS (formerly SDTI) that I volunteered for. My tardiness is somewhat related to the lack of enthusiasm I have for the arena, relative to it's position in the technology adoption cycle. When I revisited the arena early this year, my take was that it was not all that further ahead than where it was when Moore first published GG in early 1998. As for "elliptic curve cryptography", I am also under the impression that PKCS #13, is still not a fully evolved standard (unlike PKCS # 1, # 11), although I know it is making progress. RSA Labs puts it this way: "PKCS #13, the elliptic curve cryptography standard is still under development". Speaking of RSA, patents expire this month and last week "RSA Security Releases RSA Encryption Algorithm into Public Domain" rsasecurity.com Good FAQ on cryptography here: rsasecurity.com - Eric -