Clear the point S before freeing in ec_scalar_mul_ladder #8504
Conversation
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
The secret point R can be recovered from S using the equation R = S - P. The X and Z coordinates should be sufficient for that.
|
@bbbrumley do you agree with this reasoning? |
|
Yes -- if R is secret, then so is S. |
paulidale
approved these changes
Mar 18, 2019
paulidale
added
the
approval: done
levitte
pushed a commit
that referenced
this pull request
Mar 18, 2019
The secret point R can be recovered from S using the equation R = S - P. The X and Z coordinates should be sufficient for that. Reviewed-by: Paul Dale <paul.dale@oracle.com> (Merged from #8504)
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
The secret point R can be recovered from S using the equation R = S - P.
The X and Z coordinates should be sufficient for that.