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9 Jun
2011
9 Jun
'11
4:06 a.m.
Perhaps we need a new marketing and PR thread then. :) The issue does not seem to be a technical one, but one of human perception. -----Original Message----- From: nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Tristram Cheer ...
From a lay person perspective a 1280bit key is weaker than a 2048bit key, A lay person isn't going to look into it too much to see the key lifetime is different etc etc they will just see we run a smaller number than the rest of the world and naturally think it's weaker which may or may not be true.
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