Re: [Taler] G the generator

[Luis Ressel]

On Sat, 03 Oct 2015 17:01:15 +0200
Fabian Kirsch <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> > crypto-*design* should just require
> > "any asymetric encryption scheme with a public and a private key
> > that allows blind signatures and
> > either DH-Keygen or ElGammal-Encryption".
> >
> 
> i just realized that taler can be generalized to work with
> 
> "any asymetric encryption scheme with a public and a private key that
> allows blind signatures [and encryption of course]".
> 
> without relying on DH or Elgammal explicitly.
> 

Encryption is not needed at all, I guess you meant "signature scheme".
Also, in the linking protocol, the private coin keys are used in a
DH-like manner, so there are in fact some additional requirements. 

Regards,
Luis Ressel