26 Oct
2003
26 Oct
'03
11:23 p.m.
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Eugen Leitl wrote: <snip>
In the case of the NSA deal, the agency wanted to use a 512-bit key for the ECC system. This is the equivalent of an RSA key of 15,360 bits."
Am I the only one here who finds this "requirement" excessive? My god: are we looking to keep these secrets for 50 years, or 50000 (or more) years? Or am I missing something? -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org "Every living thing dies alone." Donnie Darko