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Re: OpenID/Debian PRNG/DNS Cache poisoning advisory

From: "Ben Laurie" <benl google com>
To: "Tim Dierks" <tim dierks org>
Cc: "Dan Kaminsky" <dan doxpara com>, "Eric Rescorla" <ekr networkresonance com>, "Dave Korn" <dave korn artimi com>, bugtraq securityfocus com, security openid net, "OpenID List" <general openid net>, cryptography metzdowd com, full-disclosure lists grok org uk
Subject: Re: OpenID/Debian PRNG/DNS Cache poisoning advisory
Date: Fri - Aug 08, 2008 12:41 PM


On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Tim Dierks <tim@dierks.org> wrote:
> Using this Bloom filter calculator:
> http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~manolios/bloom-filters/calculator.html , plus the
> fact that there are 32,768 weak keys for every key type & size, I get
> various sizes of necessary Bloom filter, based on how many key type / sizes
> you want to check and various false positive rates:
>  * 3 key types/sizes with 1e-6 false positive rate: 2826759 bits = 353 KB
>  * 3 key types/sizes with 1e-9 false positive rate: 4240139 bits = 530 KB
>  * 7 key types/sizes with 1e-6 false positive rate: 6595771 bits = 824 KB
>  * 7 key types/sizes with 1e-9 false positive rate: 9893657 bits = 1237 KB
>
> I presume that the first 3 & first 7 key type/sizes in this list
> http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/ are the best to
> incorporate into the filter.
>
> Is there any chance it would be feasible to get a list of all the weak keys
> that were actually certified by browser-installed CAs, or those weak
> certificates? Presumably, this list would be much smaller and would be more
> effectively distributed in Bloom filter form.

Or as a CRL :-)




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