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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google moving to longer SSL keys
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Fri May 24 17:09:39 2013
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:40 -0700
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Google moving to longer SSL keys
http://j.mp/10YAWaC (Google Online Security Blog)
"This encryption needs to be updated at times to make it even
stronger, so this year our SSL services will undergo a series of
certificate upgrades-specifically, all of our SSL certificates
will be upgraded to 2048-bit keys by the end of 2013. We will
begin switching to the new 2048-bit certificates on August 1st, to
ensure adequate time for a careful rollout before the end of the
year. We're also going to change the root certificate that signs
all of our SSL certificates because it has a 1024-bit key."
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I will note, however, that given the fundamental weaknesses in the
PKI -- especially relating to certificate authorities in general -- even
longer keys will not solve intrinsic problems that must be faced.
--Lauren--
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