Max encryption allowed by US law?

[JEDI]

years ago there was 1024bit encryption created by PGP.

PGP got bought out and i havent heard any encryption advances since.

anyone know if 2048+ bit encryption is out or not?

 

[TallBill]

Never heard of a limit by law. Theres just no need for anything bigger for a very long time.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Never heard of a limit by law. Theres just no need for anything bigger for a very long time.

Beware of TRANSLTR.

 

[her209]

Export laws allow export of encryption algorithms using up to so many bits.

 

[GoingUp]

how much is blowfish?

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: TallBill
Never heard of a limit by law. Theres just no need for anything bigger for a very long time.

Beware of TRANSLTR.

Also, beware of HACKERS.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: TallBill
Never heard of a limit by law. Theres just no need for anything bigger for a very long time.

Beware of TRANSLTR.

Also, beware of HACKERS.

Also, beware of creating a key too big to fit on your harddrive.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: TallBill
Never heard of a limit by law. Theres just no need for anything bigger for a very long time.

Beware of TRANSLTR.

:laugh::thumbsup:

 

[Kaervak]

There's no law against using any key length encryption you want. There is 2048 bit encryption, however it is massive overkill. 128bit AES is all you really need. For a far far better explanation than I could ever give, listen to the crypto set of Security Now podcasts, http://www.grc.com/SecurityNow.htm There's eight podcasts covering the subject. Should answer every question you could ever have.

 

[Goosemaster]

AES 128 bit until woodcrest starts hitting more than a dozen cores per CPU :laugh: