17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Just a quick clarification...
PGP KeyIDs are 8 hexes long (formerly 6), and there have been some natural collisions and it's easy to manufacture them. On the other hand, the MD5 hash used for key fingerprints is 128 bits long, and cryptographically strong.
The printable part of the keyid is 8 hexes long. The internal keyID that PGP uses for choosing keys is actually 8 bytes, not 8 hexes. Besides, its not the length that matters, but the security. -derek