Full Disclosure: Re: Introducing TGP...

["Thor (Hammer of God)" <Thor () hammerofgod com>]

> You're using a 1024 bit key here which seems a bit gutsy ;-)
>
> Without better attacks, you basically have:
>
> Brute force AES 256 -> O(2^256)
> Bruce force your 20 char password -> roughly O(2^(20*7)) == O(2^140) Factor
> your 1024 bit public modulus -> roughly O(2^80)
>
> Since a 768 bit RSA key has already been factored I'd say you only have a few
> years before a moderately sized cluster could factor your public key.
>
> Of course, as I write this I realize I'm about to sign this message with a 1024
> bit DSA key...
Actually it's 2048, which I was comfortable with.  And don't forget the 16bit salt on that password ;)

t

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