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> > DSA is mathematically stronger than RSA. However, that doesn't mean much |
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> > since most attacks don't come from attacking the core of the algorithm |
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> > anyway. |
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> Do you mean that an RSA key with twice the number of bits (e.g. 2048 or even |
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> higher) is still weaker (i.e. easier to crack) than the DSA key? I know it's |
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> all psychological, but in my paranoid state it'll make me feel |
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> better . . . :)) |
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I think what he means is that for a given key length, 1024bits in this |
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case, the DSA key is, mathematically speaking, a stronger key. RSA has |
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the advantage of allowing longer key lengths which makes RSA a |
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stronger key, if you use >1024bits key length. |
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But as he also pointed out, most hackers try to find other areas of |
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weakness to exploit so the key strength becomes moot in that case. |
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-Andrew Kay |
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