Re: 40 bit encryption: Missing the point

• To: Marc Andreessen <marca@netscape.com>
• Subject: Re: 40 bit encryption: Missing the point
• From: Mike Muuss <mike@arl.mil>
• Date: Wed, 29 Mar 95 18:29:28 EST
• cc: www-security@ns1.rutgers.edu

> (b) Key length for public keys (e.g. RSA or PGP) and for
>     symmetric ciphers (e.g. DES or RC4) are very different.
>     DES with 56-bit keys is moderately weak, but RC4 at 128 bits
>     (for example) is tremendously strong, whereas RSA with 512
>     bits is currently reasonable and RSA with 1024 bits is good.

Yes, I'm aware of that.  *smile*  It didn't strike me until a few
hours later that my lighthearted apples-n-oranges comparison there might
be misleading.  Thanks for providing the explanation.

	Best
	 -Mike

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