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

[Ludwig Hügelschäfer]

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David Shaw wrote on 27.09.10 15:57:

> "Dreadfully" is a difficult thing to enumerate anyway.  For me, FWIW, it would be "over 1-2 seconds".

Ack. 1.5 seconds is about the limit where a good GUI should issue a
reaction. This is where the human mind is starting to think there's
something wrong.

Ludwig
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