ElGamal: key length vs performance

feitao feitao at msn.com
Sat Apr 1 21:12:42 CEST 2006


Hi,

As I understand, by default, GunPG uses ElGamal to encrypt/decrypt files,
and the recommended key length is 1024 bit. Is there any information on how
encryption/decryption time changes with the key length? Thanks a lot,



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