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42	When using Curve25519, why does the private key always have a fixed bit at 2^254?
34	How long does it take to crack DES and AES?
28	What is so special about elliptic curves?
22	Why are the lower 3 bits of curve25519/ed25519 secret keys cleared during creation?
20	Distinguishing x25519 public keys from random?

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+10	Can ECDSA signatures be safely made “deterministic”?
+10	When using Curve25519, why does the private key always have a fixed bit at 2^254?
+10	Why would anyone use an elliptic curve with a cofactor > 1?
+10	Why is public-key encryption so much less efficient than secret-key encryption?

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12	Pairing-friendly curves in small characteristic fields

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