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Re:Socat: “the hard coded 1024 bit DH p parameter was not pr... by marshray on Monday February 01, 2016 @06:11PM (#11016414)
Most protocols do allow the attacker to choose how many times the defender must win at some game of probability.

If the defender is somehow put in a situation to generate 2^80 primes, then he's in trouble.

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Re:Socat: “the hard coded 1024 bit DH p parameter was not pr... by cperciva on Monday February 01, 2016 @06:22PM (#11016479)
Sure, I'd aim for a higher security level in a "attacker can keep asking for new primes until we screw up" scenario.
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