At 07:56 AM 9/28/2002 +1000, you wrote: > > [SNIP] Have these cards encrypted at about 128 bits, > > where the government would really need to work to get into any of them > >Now that is funny. 128 bit encryption is about as strong as >those paper cups you get at grimy MLM conventions (not >that I've been to any of those mind you. lol) ...
You may be confusing the bit strength of symmetric (e.g., private key - DES and AES) and asymmetric (e.g., pubic key - RSA) encryption. Private key crypto is much stronger bit-for-bit than public key crypto. 128-bit private key is still considered very strong, although the industry is moving to 256-bit to future-proof data (that is unless quantum computers become practical), while strong pubic key crypto currently starts at 2048-bits. steve --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
