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Re: Re[2]: Restarting the 40-bit debate

1997-05-08 11:18:20
  Given the rapidly increasing power of computing power, it may be
  futile to specify any number of bits in the spec.  Perhaps we should
  replace all the n-bit language with something like:

    A compliant agent will generate or accept n-bit keys, where n is
    an arbitrary number determined by protocol or out of band by the
    interested parties.


I suspect we're going to need some minimum value of n.