[olug] say goodbye to RSA <= 2048...

[Brian Wiese]

Just in case anyone else has been living in a cave and missed this too...
(I haven't been an avid /.'r in awhile) but it seems like everyone I know
on campus has been talking about it, and teachers I've talked to and
such... I haven't seen much publicity elsewhere though...

	Factoring Breakthrough?
	http://slashdot.org/articles/02/02/26/179206.shtml?tid=93

by Dan Bernstein (they guy of http://cr.yp.to  ;) awesome url!!!!)

He's got the security mantra going on, apparently a very smart man imho,
with qmail, djbdns and publicfile... I plan on getting a 486 box up doing
some of these services of his.  

<snip... hehehe>

Please select what kind of key you want:
   (1) DSA and ElGamal (default)
   (2) DSA (sign only)
   (4) ElGamal (sign and encrypt)
Your selection? 1
DSA keypair will have 1024 bits.
About to generate a new ELG-E keypair.
              minimum keysize is  768 bits
              default keysize is 1024 bits
    highest suggested keysize is 2048 bits
What keysize do you want? (1024) 2048
Do you really need such a large keysize? y  // hehehe, uhhh... no longer
funny?
Requested keysize is 2048 bits

</snip>
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Brian Wiese
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bwiese at cotse.net
"FREEDOM!"  - Braveheart

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