phc-discussions - Re: [PHC] On Delegation (Was: "Why I Don't Recommend Scrypt")

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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:28:48 +0100
From: Jean-Philippe Aumasson <jeanphilippe.aumasson@...il.com>
To: discussions@...sword-hashing.net
Subject: Re: [PHC] On Delegation (Was: "Why I Don't Recommend Scrypt")

>>
>>   | For example, one may design a scheme that is slow to evaluate
>>   | except on a server given some server-specific shortcut.
>
> I think this was Jean-Philippe Aumasson's idea, unless he got it from
> somewhere else.
>

I had mentionned this indeed, but I guess the idea has been around for
some time and I'm pretty sure I got it from someone else, though I
can't remember at the moment.