On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 12:41:19PM -0600, Ryan Lambert wrote: > >> I vote for AES 256 rather than 128. > > > > Why? This page seems to think 128 is sufficient: > > > > https://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/20/ > what-are-the-practical-differences-between-256-bit-192-bit-and-128-bit-aes-enc > > > > For practical purposes, 128-bit keys are sufficient to ensure > security. > > The larger key sizes exist mostly to satisfy some US military > > regulations which call for the existence of several distinct > "security > > levels", regardless of whether breaking the lowest level is already > far > > beyond existing technology. > > After researching AES key sizes a bit more my vote is (surprisingly?) for > AES-128. My reasoning is about security, I did not consider performance > impacts in my decision.
Thank you for this exhaustive research. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription +
