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Then use 2048. Each additional bit doubles the effort required.
by nathan_long 13y ago
Then use 2048. Each additional bit doubles the effort required.
- marshray 13y agoNo, asymmetric crypto keys don't work that way.
- declan 13y agoYup. Brute-forcing a 1,024-bit key is about a thousand times as difficult as a 768-bit key, not 2^256 as hard. In any case, major Internet companies have either moved to longer SSL keys or have announced plans to do so.
- nathan_long 13y agoOh! Thanks for correcting me.