Elliptic Curve Back Door - Computerphile
Why it was recommended
He also gives a super cool/intuitive breakdown on how this came to be.
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What it covers
Dr Mike Pound explains the suspected backdoor in the Dual_EC_DRBG random number generator and how elliptic curve constants could let someone predict its output. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.
Video details
- Channel
- Computerphile
- Length
- 12 min 24 sec
- Year
- 2018