1996-11-14 - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal

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From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
To: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Message Hash: 454f7b968e869009332f28f495f8c07db8edc8a7c3b4e620086697c660ad775d
Message ID: <Pine.3.89.9611132026.A5464-0100000@netcom14>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-11-14 04:08:50 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 20:08:50 -0800 (PST)

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From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 20:08:50 -0800 (PST)
To: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Subject: Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal
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On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, Black Unicorn wrote:

> I'm still mildly curious as to why support for >128 bit keys is not
> available in any form I know of.

If you mean symmetric keys of >128 bits, the consensus of the experts is 
that even 128 bits are uncrackable by anyone's standard.

--Lucky

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• 1996-11-13 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 07:48:44 -0800 (PST)) - PGP3.0 & ElGamal - “Bert-Jaap Koops” <E.J.Koops@kub.nl>
  • 1996-11-13 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:04:54 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Derek Atkins <warlord@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
    • 1996-11-14 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 17:09:51 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
      • 1996-11-14 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 19:43:58 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
        • 1996-11-14 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 20:52:18 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
          • 1996-11-14 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 20:08:50 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
          • 1996-11-15 (Thu, 14 Nov 1996 20:06:27 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - sameer <sameer@c2.net>
      • 1996-11-14 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 20:30:40 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
        • 1996-11-14 (Thu, 14 Nov 1996 04:29:28 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
        • 1996-11-14 (Thu, 14 Nov 1996 13:14:08 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
  • 1996-11-14 (Wed, 13 Nov 1996 16:01:32 -0800 (PST)) - Re: PGP3.0 & ElGamal - Adam Back <aba@dcs.ex.ac.uk>