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20 year key ?

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NODE 9f89ffc320 year key ? anonymous-remailer@shell.portal.comThu, 22 Aug 1996 09:41:21 +0800

Is there such a thing as a "20 YEAR KEY "  would it be a 2048 bit or larger or what ?

NODE 26488430Re: 20 year key ? mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)Thu, 22 Aug 1996 12:09:35 +0800

Mr. Anonymous writes:

> Is there such a thing as a "20 YEAR KEY "  would it be a 2048 bit 
> or larger or what ?

No.  Because of the nature of mathematical progress, no reputable
cryptographer will make predictions beyond 3-5 years. 

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