Closed Bug 235972 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Remove 512-bit choice for keygen tag

Categories

(Core Graveyard :: Security: UI, defect)

Product:
Core Graveyard
Component:
Security: UI
Version:
Other Branch
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: jgmyers, Assigned: jgmyers)

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Details

Attachments

(1 file)

Proposed fix
1.66 KB, patch
ssaux
: review+
Bienvenu
: superreview+
Details | Diff | Splinter Review 
With the no-longer-recent Bernstein paper on factoring, 512 bit keys are no
longer safe.  We should remove the option to generate new 512 bit keys from the
implementation of the keygen tag.
Blocks: 134156
Attached patch Proposed fix — — Splinter Review 

    
  

        Attachment #142571 -
        Flags: review?(ssaux)

    
  

        Attachment #142571 -
        Flags: review?(ssaux) → review+

    
  

        Attachment #142571 -
        Flags: superreview?(bienvenu)

    
  

        Attachment #142571 -
        Flags: superreview?(bienvenu) → superreview+

    
    

    
  
fix checked in.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED

    
  
Product: PSM → Core
Product: Core → Core Graveyard

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