17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Perry @ insi.com says:
Way overkill. Remember that 2000 is not just twice as hard as 1000 -- even breakthroughs that improved factoring speed by factors of thousands couldn't break 2000 bit keys any century soon, if ever. I'd worry more about my key management -- before putting in even the effort to crack a 1500 bit key they are likely to just listen in on the emmissions from your keyboard and monitor.
Ahhhh, It is nice to know that people won't even TRY to crack big keys. Cracking, you know, is a lot like the lotto. You MIGHT guess the correct key on the first TRY. But, if you don't TRY, then you won't crack the key. "Gotta play to win" -tom