how slow are 4Kbit RSA keys? [was: Re: multiple keys vs multiple identities]

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Hi


On Monday 27 September 2010 at 8:14:31 PM, in
<mid:20100927191431.GA15152 at fritha.org>, Heinz Diehl wrote:


> Hmm, maybe I miss the point, but hey, we're living in
> the age where dual- and quadcore processors are as
> common as our daily bread,

In "proper" computers. But in mobile phones and the like?



>  who cares about 1 second?

For tasks that are repeated frequently, more than about 0.7 seconds
quickly becomes an irritation. For operations repeated just a handful
of times a day, it's a different story.



> Regarding an ARM or any other tablet pc, it doesn't
> really matter eiter, does it?

Not to me, because I don't use one. (-;


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