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Pretty bog standard run-through-the-openssl-commands run down. In my case, GoDaddy want to have 2048 (2KB) for the strength for the private key. For personal u
by thwarted 16y ago
Pretty bog standard run-through-the-openssl-commands run down.
In my case, GoDaddy want to have 2048 (2KB) for the strength for the private key. For personal use, a key strenght of 1024 bits (1KB) would be sufficient.
1024 bits is not 1KB, 1024 bits is 128 bytes, or one eighth of a KB. 2048 bits is 256 bytes, or one quarter of a KB.
- sr3d 16y agoDoh! I got my bit-size math wrong. Thanks for pointing that out. Post is updated now. Regarding your "Pretty bog standard run-through-the-openssl-commands run down", well, I spent quite a bit of Googling around and have yet run across any decent articles that explain what the heck all the commands mean. So I do hope my "run-through-the-openssl-commands-run-down" article helps someone clear up the confusion.