Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:57:55 +0200 From: Matthias Buelow <mkb@mukappabeta.de> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stefan_Kr=FCger?= <skrueger@europe.com> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org, tech-security@NetBSD.org, misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: 1024 bit key considered insecure (sshd) Message-ID: <3D6D3953.6090005@mukappabeta.de> References: <20020828200748.90964.qmail@mail.com>
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Stefan Krüger wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've just read: > > http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-0204.html#3 and > http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/263924 > > and maybe we should update our rc scripts, > so that ssh-keygen generates at least 1280 Bit keys I think this is highly overrated and only of theoretical value for most *BSD users. It would be ok to document, for some paranoid users which fall for the hype but then please leave it at that. Some of us run NetBSD on old hardware and don't want to be crippled by excessive default values with little or no practical impact. --mkb To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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