From: "Michael C. Peponis" <mianigand@unique.outlook.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 16:23:48 +0800
To: Laszlo Vecsey <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: 2047 bit keys in PGP
Message-ID: <199601040009.SAA07299@unique.outlook.net>
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> Why is there a limit to the size of the key anyway? It's too bad PGP 
> doesn't support any size key (within reason).

Within reason is the Key Phrase.  Even with a Pentium 90, I notice a 
considerable lag in decrypting messages that have been encrypted with 
a key larger than 2047/8.

Even if you have a fast machine, if the person recieving the message 
could wait a long time to decrypt you 4096 byte encrypted message.
 

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Version: 2.6.2i

iQCVAwUBMOs4u0UffSIjnthhAQEfigP9GQvgcyuCUxkrPqX/3yDdtwxDGajKbbhY
j90px4tr1Q1sNQue8ywBDdBIQakirTr95QDeGMrC1n0NjSh5+dotUUWiChWLCLS+
AMIsA3LCJr5BzeCOni8bYyz7+alt617cIIYZs0Unt26BKJVI20hU8OgD0oC9K/uR
7WN3YIKff0k=
=TuOD
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Regards,
Michael Peponis
PGP Key Avalible form MIT Key Server
Key fingerprint =  DD 39 66 3D AE DE 71 C2  B6 DA B2 3F 47 2A EB AC