Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Internet security.
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:07:21
Message-Id: 201309091907.08701.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Internet security. by Michael Orlitzky
1 On Monday 09 Sep 2013 14:42:28 Michael Orlitzky wrote:
2 > On 09/09/2013 01:28 AM, Mick wrote:
3 > > Are you saying that 2048 RSA keys are no good anymore?
4 >
5 > They're probably fine, but when you're making them yourself, the extra
6 > bits are free. I would assume that the NSA can crack 1024-bit RSA[1],
7 > so why not jump to 4096 so you don't have to do this again in a few years?
8
9 Right, but my router won't work with keys larger than 2048 and its admin GUI
10 is controlled with 1024-bit public certificate.
11
12 --
13 Regards,
14 Mick

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