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 Post subject: ECC key length?
PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 3:06 pm 
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Hello,
On this page, Yubico indicates that the YubiKey 4 support up to 521 bit ECC:
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"The YubiKey 4 is a single-chip design without a Java Card/Global Platform environment, featuring RSA with key lengths up to 4096 bits and ECC up to 521 bits."


But on this page it says 384.

I am thinking that they both might be wrong as 512 seems much more likely.

Which is it?

Thanks.


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 Post subject: Re: ECC key length?
PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 5:42 pm 
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I can’t speak to which figure is correct, but “521” is probably not a typo. The NIST-recommended elliptic curve for 256-bit equivalent security is called P-521 and is based on a 521-bit prime.


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 Post subject: Re: ECC key length?
PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:09 pm 
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Thanks for pointing that out.

Is this just for PIV or also OpenPGP keys that use ECC?


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:02 pm 
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Both PIV and OpenPGP use the NIST curves.


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 Post subject: Re: ECC key length?
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:30 pm 
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YubiKey 4 only supports RSA keys


Thanks. That is unfortunate!


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