From: kaufman(_at_)zk3(_dot_)dec(_dot_)com
To: pmetzger(_at_)lehman(_dot_)com
Make it into a 1024 bit key, the minimum you need for real security,
I couldn't let this pass. With our current knowledge, 1024 is about
the maximum useful RSA key size, not the minimum. 512 bits is plenty
for most uses. It is roughly where DES was 15 years ago: perhaps NSA
can afford to break it but no one else can. ...
If 1024 is the maximum useful RSA key size, they obviously it would be
a good idea to design a system that could accomodate it, as well as\
smaller sizes.
...
--Charlie
Donald