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On Monday 09 October 2006 17:51, Drew <drew.kay@×××××.com> wrote about 'Re: |
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[gentoo-user] [OT] RSA Vs DSA keys for SSH authentication': |
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> RSA has |
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> the advantage of allowing longer key lengths |
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From what I understand, the DSA algorithm has no particular ties to the |
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1024-bit key length (implementations should be easy to modify for a |
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different length) but there are no protocols that support using other key |
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lengths with DSA as part of their standard. |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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