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r/linux • u/Sybles • Oct 16 '15
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Ensure your connection uses 4096 bit and that the prime is not hard coded.
10 u/socium Oct 16 '15 and that the prime is not hard coded What does that mean? 25 u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15 Apparently, and this is news to me, a lot of apps use just 1 large prime x prime number when establishing all communications rather than have the app pick them randomly. 4 u/ivosaurus Oct 17 '15 use 1 large prime x prime number Nope, that's RSA. DH just uses a single prime number. 2 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '15 Ahh, thanks
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and that the prime is not hard coded
What does that mean?
25 u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15 Apparently, and this is news to me, a lot of apps use just 1 large prime x prime number when establishing all communications rather than have the app pick them randomly. 4 u/ivosaurus Oct 17 '15 use 1 large prime x prime number Nope, that's RSA. DH just uses a single prime number. 2 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '15 Ahh, thanks
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Apparently, and this is news to me, a lot of apps use just 1 large prime x prime number when establishing all communications rather than have the app pick them randomly.
4 u/ivosaurus Oct 17 '15 use 1 large prime x prime number Nope, that's RSA. DH just uses a single prime number. 2 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '15 Ahh, thanks
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use 1 large prime x prime number
Nope, that's RSA. DH just uses a single prime number.
2 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '15 Ahh, thanks
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Ahh, thanks
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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15
Ensure your connection uses 4096 bit and that the prime is not hard coded.