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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:06:56 -0500
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From: Ethan Heilman <eth3rs@gmail.com>
To: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: [bitcoin-dev] New paper: On Bitcoin Security in the Presence of
	Broken Crypto Primitives
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"*Abstract: *Digital currencies like Bitcoin rely on cryptographic
primitives to operate. However, past experience shows that cryptographic
primitives do not last forever: increased computational power and advanced
cryptanalysis cause primitives to break frequently, and motivate the
development of new ones. It is therefore crucial for maintaining trust in a
crypto currency to anticipate such breakage.
We present the first systematic analysis of the effect of broken primitives
on Bitcoin. We identify the core cryptographic building blocks and analyze
the various ways in which they can break, and the subsequent effect on the
main Bitcoin security guarantees. Our analysis reveals a wide range of
possible effects depending on the primitive and type of breakage, ranging
from minor privacy violations to a complete breakdown of the currency.
Our results lead to several observations on, and suggestions for, the
Bitcoin migration plans in case of broken cryptographic primitives."

https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/167

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<p dir=3D"ltr">&quot;<b>Abstract:=C2=A0</b>Digital currencies like Bitcoin =
rely on cryptographic primitives to operate. However, past experience shows=
 that cryptographic primitives do not last forever: increased computational=
 power and advanced cryptanalysis cause primitives to break frequently, and=
 motivate the development of new ones. It is therefore crucial for maintain=
ing trust in a crypto currency to anticipate such breakage.<br>
We present the first systematic analysis of the effect of broken primitives=
 on Bitcoin. We identify the core cryptographic building blocks and analyze=
 the various ways in which they can break, and the subsequent effect on the=
 main Bitcoin security guarantees. Our analysis reveals a wide range of pos=
sible effects depending on the primitive and type of breakage, ranging from=
 minor privacy violations to a complete breakdown of the currency.<br>
Our results lead to several observations on, and suggestions for, the Bitco=
in migration plans in case of broken cryptographic primitives.&quot;</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/167">https://eprint.=
iacr.org/2016/167</a></p>

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