On Monday 09 Sep 2013 20:24:56 Michael Orlitzky wrote:
> On 09/09/2013 02:07 PM, Mick wrote:
> > On Monday 09 Sep 2013 14:42:28 Michael Orlitzky wrote:
> >> On 09/09/2013 01:28 AM, Mick wrote:
> >>> Are you saying that 2048 RSA keys are no good anymore?
> >> 
> >> They're probably fine, but when you're making them yourself, the
> >> extra bits are free. I would assume that the NSA can crack
> >> 1024-bit RSA[1], so why not jump to 4096 so you don't have to do
> >> this again in a few years?
> > 
> > Right, but my router won't work with keys larger than 2048 and its
> > admin GUI is controlled with 1024-bit public certificate.
> 
> How often do you need to admin the router? Just do it from home (i.e.
> on the LAN side).

Yes, that's how I do it, or I VPN into the LAN from the outside if there is 
some emergency.  However, the VPN SSL keys can't be any larger that 2048-bit.

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Regards,
Mick

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