11 points | by zdw 16 hours ago ago
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I used to be pro-hybrid but I feel much more on the fence about it nowadays.
ECC software can have flaws too but I don't think anyone seriously suggested hybridizing two different ECC implementations, for example.
Why don't we use hybrid RSA and ECC then? Or hybrid AES and ChaCha20?
Software bugs is a weak argument for a new hybrid standard, and doesn't justify the additional complexity.
I used to be pro-hybrid but I feel much more on the fence about it nowadays.
ECC software can have flaws too but I don't think anyone seriously suggested hybridizing two different ECC implementations, for example.
Why don't we use hybrid RSA and ECC then? Or hybrid AES and ChaCha20?
Software bugs is a weak argument for a new hybrid standard, and doesn't justify the additional complexity.