Hi,
Am 15.11.2007 um 13:56 schrieb MohanKumar Shah - TLS , Chennai:
Is maximum length defined for a public key? If yes, what is the limit.
from ssh-keygen( 1)
-b bits
Specifies the number of bits in the key to create. For
RSA keys,
the minimum size is 768 bits and the default is 2048
bits. Gen-
erally, 2048 bits is considered sufficient. DSA keys
must be ex-
actly 1024 bits as specified by FIPS 186-2.
Thanks in advance,
HTH, you're welcome
Michael
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