2048 or 4096 for new keys? aka defaults vs. Debian

Peter Lebbing peter at digitalbrains.com
Sun Oct 27 12:59:26 CET 2013


On 27/10/13 12:53, Johan Wevers wrote:
> But the few encrypted messages people get via email can easily be handled by 
> a much slower CPU than I have now. My reading speed is the limiting factor
> there, not the computers decrypting speed.

I was thinking of automated systems doing verifications, not end users. But the
smartcard thing is the biggest advantage of hardware support.

Peter.

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