Using gpg for french law

[Simpson, Sam]

Hey, optimist ;)

Think of the implications:  PGP (v5+) web-of-trust is now 100% broken.  All
PGP (v5+) signatures could be potential forgeries.  Nice.

I DON'T believe this to be true, but I also don't have any data to back it
up :)  I haven't heard this opinion voiced by any of the "serious"
cryptographers?



Regards,

Sam Simpson
IT Operations Manager 
MIA Ltd

Phone  : 01438 735478
Fax    : 01438 742682
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e-mail : s.simpson@mia.co.uk 

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> From: L. Sassaman [mailto:rabbi@quickie.net]
> Sent: 04 August 2000 00:05
> To: Simpson, Sam
> Cc: gnupg-users@gnupg.org
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> On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Simpson, Sam wrote:
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> > 1,024-bit RSA & 100-bit symmetric ciphers will be secure for the
> > "foreseeable future" (whatever that means).
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> I am sure the NSA can brute-force 1024 bit DSS keys. No , I 
> have no data to back that up.
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