what if they have my sec key?

Robert J. Hansen rjh at sixdemonbag.org
Sat May 31 23:20:06 CEST 2008


Anonymous Remailer (austria) wrote:
> Isn't the smartcard limited to 1024 bit keys? Do anyone know when a
> key with enough storage for any practical key size will be ready?

1kbit is a practical key size for most people and purposes.  A kilobit
key may be attackable via a phenomenally well-equipped and well-funded
adversary within the next decade, but if you're concerned more about
rogue sysadmins than rogue governments, a kilobit is plenty fine.




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