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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com>
Date: Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:14 PM
Subject: ADVANCE WARNING: Google moving to 2048-bit SSL and root keys
To: NANOG <nanog at nanog.org>
Cc: outages-discussion <outages-discussion at outages.org>


Via PRIVACY Forum:

----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: "PRIVACY Forum mailing list" <privacy at vortex.com>

> Google moving to longer SSL keys
>
> http://j.mp/10YAWaC (Google Online Security Blog)
>
> "This encryption needs to be updated at times to make it even
> stronger, so this year our SSL services will undergo a series of
> certificate upgrades-specifically, all of our SSL certificates
> will be upgraded to 2048-bit keys by the end of 2013. We will
> begin switching to the new 2048-bit certificates on August 1st, to
> ensure adequate time for a careful rollout before the end of the
> year. We're also going to change the root certificate that signs
> all of our SSL certificates because it has a 1024-bit key."
>
> - - -
>
> I will note, however, that given the fundamental weaknesses in the
> PKI -- especially relating to certificate authorities in general --
> even longer keys will not solve intrinsic problems that must be faced.
>
> --Lauren--
> Lauren Weinstein (lauren at vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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-- jra
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