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diff --git a/doc/paper/taler_FC2017.txt b/doc/paper/taler_FC2017.txt index 4852d1f97..6dfee73ec 100644 --- a/doc/paper/taler_FC2017.txt +++ b/doc/paper/taler_FC2017.txt @@ -35,10 +35,21 @@ unlinkable to the original coin. The implementation of Taler in this paper is unclear. For example! , the security level, the RSA modulus, and the elliptic -curve etc. are not described. Moreover, the average time of the withdrawal, -spending, refreshing protocols are not provided. The authors also do not -compare Taler with other known anonymous payment systems. Thus, the efficiency -of Taler is unclear. +curve etc. are not described. + +> The RSA modulus depends on the denomination, for higher denominations +> with a longer lifetime it makes sense to use a larger key size. +> The elliptic curves are given and referenced in the paper, namely Ed25519 and +> Curve25519 + +Moreover, the average time of the withdrawal, spending, refreshing protocols +are not provided. The authors also do not compare Taler with other known +anonymous payment systems. Thus, the efficiency of Taler is unclear. + +> In our "Experimental Results" section we mention that local processing +> of requests happens in the order of a few milliseconds. +> Comparing Taler to other e-cash systems experimentally is impossible, +> since their implementation is not available. Additional Comment: The description of the protocols of Taler omits many details. In particular, the authors should describe in detail how the refunds |