Re: IEEE 802.11 security (public key encryption?)

[N407ER <n407er () myrealbox com>]

Do you know more about how it works? I'm curious how something which 
sounds from your description to be really light-weight can be equivalent 
to RSA.

Thanks.

Nick Owen wrote:
> Just one thought:  we have used a commercial encryption package from Ntru
> for asymmetric encryption on wireless devices (we're using it for a
> two-factor authentication system). It is incredibly fast and incredibly
> small.  The keys are 5k, our entire J2ME package is about 32k.  The key
> strengths are equivalent to 1024 bit RSA.  On a J2ME phone, key gen takes
> about 14 seconds, compared to 14 hours or so for ECC and 2+ days for RSA
> (had to kill it).  We were using the Nextel 1st generation phones as well,
> the newer ones are faster.  On a Blackberry or Palm, you hardly notice the
> key gen or encryption, in fact, the network lag is the key drag.
>
> I know that Ntru did some implementation for a Wi-Fi project.  I think that
> it would be a great solution for asymmetric encryption for Wi-fi, if you had
> a particular need that warranted it.  My assumption is that it was not
> considered for WEP because it's a commercial product.
>
> Nick Owen
>
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> The End of Passwords




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