Add rc.conf variables to control host key length

J. Hellenthal jhellenthal at dataix.net
Sun Jun 24 19:21:28 UTC 2012



On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 03:14:51PM -0400, Garrett Wollman wrote:
> <<On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:52:17 -0400, "J. Hellenthal" <jhellenthal at dataix.net> said:
> 
> > 2048 is well more than efficient. Speaking soley for RSA in that matter.
> 
> I asked R. about that a few months back, and he expressed the view
> that 2,048 bits is the *minimum* RSA key size anyone should consider
> using at this point.  I'm willing to take his word for it.
> 

I agree. its said that 2048 should be sufficient till at least 2030 ...
we have a long time to go unless said quantum computing comes to
generally available to the public. I'd like to think that by then most
people that consider security seriously will already be changing to a
different sized key.

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