17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 94 06:01:20 +0200 From: nobody@ds1.wu-wien.ac.at I'm still not sure that I understand the original argument against using keys that are "too long" by someone's standards. Nor am I sure the analogy holds up. It would be the security equivalent of saying that it's "paranoid" to put strong locks on your front door because your windows are made of glass, and are thus easier to break than the door. In the case of 8000ish bit keys, the analogy is more like putting 10 foot thick steel doors on your house and leaving the windows open. I don't think that anyone is suggesting that it's paranoid, but rather that it's silly. Rick