Re: [TLS] Security today

[pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann)]

Mike <mike-list at pobox.com> writes:

>What will it take to affect a change in this state of affairs that treats
>1024-bit keys as secure?

There are so many things that need to be fixed before 1Kbit keys even come
onto the radar that this isn't even an issue.  For example the entire multi-
billion(?) dollar phishing industry isn't going to go away even if we all
switch to 16Kbit keys overnight.  So you need to rephrase the question as:

  What will the effect be of a change to the state of affairs that treats
  1024-bit keys as secure?

Answer: None.

Peter.
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