On Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 11:07:52PM +0200, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > Is there a program/lib/... for fast encryption of large files with > asymetric keys? gpg would do, but the minimal keylegth is 768 and > with that key it is to slow. In fact a much smaller key would > do. 60-200 Bits should be enough. > > Is there such a beast? Where? > > Please cc me, i am not on this list. > gpg encrypts your large file with a normal symetric cipher. This cipher is given a secret key, and this _key_ is encrypted using an asymetric key. So as the size of the file you encrypt with gpg increases, the number of bits in your asymetric key becomes more and more irrelevant, and the choice of cipher becomes your main concern. astor -- Alexander Kjeldaas Mail: astor@xxxxxxx finger astor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for OpenPGP key. Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
