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From: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Vesselin Bontchev)
Subject: Re: How large are commercial keys?
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butzerd@maumee.eng.ohio-state.edu (Dane C. Butzer) writes:

> Finally, can anyone even concieve of a time/place where 128 bit keys aren't
> sufficient?  

It depends on the algorithm used. 128-bit secret keys for RSA are
definitively not secure enough.

Regards,
Vesselin
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