Hi Sebastian,
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 01:16:56PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote: > On 2017-10-12 14:49:31 [+0100], Toni Mueller wrote: > > I'm not suggesting a code change, but that the man page be updated to > > suggest using 2048 bit keys instead. > > That is one way to interpret it. The default is setting are 2048 bits. > The paragraph describes a problem keys that 64bit in size or less. I > would just drop the last sentence. that's also one way to go about it, but while we are at it, can we change the "should" to a "must"? Or can the software actually generate primes which are even smaller than 64 bits? And what would be the applicability of such small keys, anyway? Cheers, --Toni++