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From: Michael Orlitzky <michael@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Internet security.
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:25:02
Message-Id: 522E2088.20902@orlitzky.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Internet security. by Mick
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4 On 09/09/2013 02:07 PM, Mick wrote:
5 > On Monday 09 Sep 2013 14:42:28 Michael Orlitzky wrote:
6 >> On 09/09/2013 01:28 AM, Mick wrote:
7 >>> Are you saying that 2048 RSA keys are no good anymore?
8 >>
9 >> They're probably fine, but when you're making them yourself, the
10 >> extra bits are free. I would assume that the NSA can crack
11 >> 1024-bit RSA[1], so why not jump to 4096 so you don't have to do
12 >> this again in a few years?
13 >
14 > Right, but my router won't work with keys larger than 2048 and its
15 > admin GUI is controlled with 1024-bit public certificate.
16 >
17
18 How often do you need to admin the router? Just do it from home (i.e.
19 on the LAN side).
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