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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by cdelsolar on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @12:13AM (#17234941)
Yes I meant RSA key, sorry. My source is that 2^2048 is an enormous number and the time estimate for a desktop computer to crack it is in the quadrillions of years. Yes, I know the NSA has higher computing power than a desktop computer.
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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by tfha on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @06:04AM (#17236267)
Don't need 2^2048 to crack RSA 2048. There's a saying "every time a grad student looks at rsa the recommended key length increases."
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