Cool. My only concern was if upping the key size would cause capability problems with say weak minded mobile devices. I went a head and purchased the 2048 cert and am going to do some testing.
Matt On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote: > Just set it to 2048. Or even 4096. It’s not a big deal. > > > > The issue with this is that 256 bit keys have been cracked, and it’s > expected that 512/1024 bit keys will be cracked very soon. So the various > providers have agreed to move up to more bits to ensure that SSL > certificates continue to be “safe”. (That’s the short version, if you want > details, I’d have to go track it down.) > > > > *From:* Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:cbusitl...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:57 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Exchange 2007 CSR 1024 vs 2048 > > > > Just getting ready to install a new certificate on a Exchange 2007 server. > Generated the request with a 1024bit cert, however on godaddy's website they > will only accept 2048bit or higher. I have always only used 1024bit. Have > you guys run across any compatibility problems with browsers or mobile > devices using the longer key length? > > My googlefu must be week today because I'm really not seeing a lot of > information about 1024 vs 2048. > > Thanks > > Matt >
