[PYTHON-CRYPTO] An encrypted socket protocol and library

Bram Cohen bram at GAWTH.COM
Sat May 26 07:08:52 CEST 2001


On Fri, 25 May 2001, Bram Cohen wrote:

> Is selecting a 20-bit random number as the private key reasonable?

I meant, of course, a 20 *byte* number, or 160 bits, which is the size of
a sha1 hash.

-Bram Cohen

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