2048 bits, damn the electrons! [rt at openssl.org: [openssl.org #2354] [PATCH] Increase Default RSA Key Size to 2048-bits]

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 05:18:56PM +0100, Samuel Neves wrote:
> 
> One solution would be to use 2048-bit 4-prime RSA. It would maintain the
> security of RSA-2048, enable the reusing of the modular arithmetic units
> of 1024 bit VLSI chips and keep ECM factoring at bay. The added cost
> would only be a factor of ~2, instead of ~8.

This is a neat idea!  But it means changing the TLS standard, yes?

Thor

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