1994-12-05 - Re: 2048-bit keys??
Header Data
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 8000a4cf39e51615b6cdae0692e1b3fbe782ab762496df41845f7cdce0b2f87f
Message ID: <9412050004.AA21905@pickled-herring.MIT.EDU>
Reply To: <199412042331.PAA14197@jobe.shell.portal.com>
UTC Datetime: 1994-12-05 00:04:09 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 4 Dec 94 16:04:09 PST
Raw message
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 94 16:04:09 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: 2048-bit keys??
In-Reply-To: <199412042331.PAA14197@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Message-ID: <9412050004.AA21905@pickled-herring.MIT.EDU>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
> just curious, how many random bytes does it take to generate these
> fuckers and can the keyservers out their handle em yet?
Well, it needs about 2048 bits of randomness, I would guess. It
depends on how many bits/keystroke you can get on your machine...
As for the keyservers, well, I know that mine (pgp.mit.edu) can.
I should let you know that there is a small buglet in PGP 2.6.2 that
will not allow you to generate 2048-bit keys. It limits you to 2047
bits (there is a piece of code that leaves that one extra bit up there
-- oops).
This shouldn't affect anything, except people will only get 2047 bits
instead of 2048, but I personally do not consider this a problem.
-derek
Thread
Return to December 1994
- Return to “anonymous-remailer@shell.portal.com”
- Return to “Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>”
- Return to “Mark Terka <werewolf@io.org>”
Return to “skaplin@skypoint.com (Samuel Kaplin)”
- 1994-12-04 (Sun, 4 Dec 94 15:31:37 PST) - 2048-bit keys?? - anonymous-remailer@shell.portal.com
- 1994-12-05 (Sun, 4 Dec 94 16:04:09 PST) - Re: 2048-bit keys?? - Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
- 1994-12-05 (Sun, 4 Dec 94 16:46:45 PST) - Re: 2048-bit keys?? - Mark Terka <werewolf@io.org>
- 1994-12-09 (Thu, 8 Dec 94 19:33:31 PST) - Re: 2048-bit keys?? - skaplin@skypoint.com (Samuel Kaplin)