On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Hal Finney wrote:
-> According to this reference, k is simply a random number mod p-1.
-> Bruce states that it needs to be relatively prime to p-1, but this was
-> not in the original paper and I don't think it is necessary.
It's only necessary for ElGamal signatures. The spec uses DSA signatures
and ElGamal encryption, so you're probably right.
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