1994-12-25 - RE: 2048-bit key…I’m leery

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From: Johnathan Corgan <jcorgan@scruznet.com>
To: Larry E <cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-25 22:03:03 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 25 Dec 94 14:03:03 PST

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From: Johnathan Corgan <jcorgan@scruznet.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 94 14:03:03 PST
To: Larry E <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: RE: 2048-bit key...I'm leery
Message-ID: <Chameleon.4.01.941225140320.jcorgan@jcorgan.sj.scruznet.com>
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>2) Can the key generation possibly be done on my machine that
>quickly?  I was expecting it to take at least several hours
based on
>what I've been reading in the cryptology groups.

My first try took about twenty minutes on a 486/50.  Second try was
about 15 minutes on a 486/66.

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Johnathan Corgan       "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"
jcorgan@scruznet.com                    -Isaac Asimov
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