On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 11:32:26PM -0600, Phillip Hellewell wrote: > > That's weird. I was under the impression that 1024-bit RSA key was > pretty good. > > Has there been another recent breakthrough in factoring large numbers?? >
Jason Holt could explain in better detail, but the essense of it is Moore's Law. 1024 bit was pretty good about 5 years ago, but computers are just getting faster and faster. He was telling us (in class) about specialized hardware that is really effective and doesn't cost nearly as much as you would expect.
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