[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#742145: openssl: uses only 32 bytes (256 bit) for key generation

Damien Miller djm at mindrot.org
Thu Mar 20 00:03:54 UTC 2014


256 bits is enough for keys up to 15Kb, which is just shy of
OPENSSL_RSA_MAX_MODULUS_BITS (16Kb).

Ref: NIST Special Publication 800-57, section 5.6.1, table 2



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