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128 bits is widely considered a "big enough number" that a exhaustive search even on the fastest computers today will require an unthinkable amount of resources
by aortega 10y ago
128 bits is widely considered a "big enough number" that a exhaustive search even on the fastest computers today will require an unthinkable amount of resources (time and power). It's the threshold for "secure" algorithms.
- JdeBP 10y ago"unthinkable" is not really the right word. "impracticable", perhaps.