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| Thread ID: 39311 | 2003-11-02 08:41:00 | GPG keys - maximum encryption | agent (30) | Press F1 |
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| 188697 | 2003-11-02 08:41:00 | I think the maximum reccommended strength is 2048 bits, or otherwise it becomes time consuming to encrypt things. However, is there a limit to the strength of a key? As for my next key I am intending on using 4096 instead of 1536, but I don't do much encryption of files, only emails, so would it matter if I went to, say, 16384 bits? |
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| 188698 | 2003-11-02 09:04:00 | Whats the maximum the program will let you encrypt to? If its to such a high level (16384bits) are they trusted encryption algorithms that have been tested? They probably recommend 2048 as the government can break that with a few hours on a supercomputer. If its any more and just a text file it doesn't take long to encrypt or decrypt it. Might take a long time if you were encrypting 700mb. Just get a nice fast cpu. I know PGP only goes up to 4096bit Diffie/Helliman key strength, I use that. |
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| 188699 | 2003-11-02 09:20:00 | Ahah, yes, it is limited to 4096. I did some reading on the internet also, and apparently you can stretch it to ~16 thousand bits using some editting of something somewhere. |
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