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Re: invalid syntax when teletexstring



Michael Ströder wrote:
Howard Chu wrote:
Nobody should be using T.61 any more, they should be using UTF-8.

That's right indeed. But think of ancient root CA certs with a long validity
period to be stored in a LDAP server.

Yes, a frightening thought. A cert that old was probably generated using a keypair that is small enough to be easily cracked on a modern computer.

768-bit RSA keys were successfully brute-forced over a year ago.
http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/01/768-bit-rsa-cracked-1024-bit-safe-for-now.ars

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