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Change wording for BN_mod_exp_mont_consttime() entry

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Bodo Möller 2005-05-16 19:14:34 +00:00
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Changes between 0.9.7g and 0.9.7h [XX xxx XXXX] Changes between 0.9.7g and 0.9.7h [XX xxx XXXX]
*) Make a new fixed-window mod_exp implementation the default for *) Make a new fixed-window mod_exp implementation the default for
RSA, DSA, and DH private-key operations to mitigate the RSA, DSA, and DH private-key operations so that the sequence of
hyper-threading timing attacks pointed out by Colin Percival squares and multiplies and the memory access pattern are
(http://www.daemonology.net/hyperthreading-considered-harmful/), independent of the particular secret key. This will mitigate
and potential related attacks. cache-timing and potential related attacks.
BN_mod_exp_mont_consttime() is the new exponentiation implementation, BN_mod_exp_mont_consttime() is the new exponentiation implementation,
and this is automatically used by BN_mod_exp_mont() if the new flag and this is automatically used by BN_mod_exp_mont() if the new flag