> -----Original Message----- > From: Ridge Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 June 2003 03:10 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Minimum RSA Key length ? > > > >>>To answer your other question, I don't believe there are > >>any browsers that can accept a RSA key > 1024 bits. I did > look into this > >>last year as I was > >>>creating a new SSL key but was advised by the Thawte > >>representative that > >>>although I could create a certificate with this size key, > >>it wouldn't work. > > The Thawte Rep was incorrect. I have imported and used > certificates/RSA v3 > keys of 4096 bit size and higher in Internet Explorer and Mozilla. > Are we at cross-purposes here? I'm referring to server certificates, not client certificates (about which I am completely clueless as I currently have no business reason to use them).
Anyway, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Can you point me to a secure site that uses a key size >1024 bits? I can't find one for love nor money. - John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute of the Blind, Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU, Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 [EMAIL PROTECTED] What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain... (Morpheus, The Matrix, 1999) - NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email's content. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email and any attachments from your system. RNIB has made strenuous efforts to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any viruses which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]