From dfd555df5d2a2d222ceb4f3ebf21dc1ee86d9921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frank Denis Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 21:40:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Not all the constants have been "picked by theorems". --- README.markdown | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index be78f3a4..87c56285 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ fork of NaCl (based on the latest released upstream version [nacl-20110221](http The design choices, particularly in regard to the Curve25519 Diffie-Hellman function, emphasize security (whereas NIST curves emphasize "performance" at the cost of security), and "magic -constants" in NaCl/Sodium are picked by theorems designed to maximize -security. +constants" in NaCl/Sodium have clear rationales. The same cannot be said of NIST curves, where the specific origins of certain constants are not described by the standards.