Comment on Overclocking SSLparentComments−ars15yThat's an interesting point - as computers get faster at negotiating ssl ciphers, computers also get faster at breaking ssl ciphers.I do hope that the factor on those two numbers is not the same though! So eventually one will win.−pmjordan15yComplexity of breaking (presumably, prime factorisation in the case of RSA) is exponential wrt key size, whereas encryption has polynomial complexity. We'll be fine.−seabee15yWould the codebreakers winning really be a better outcome than a constant arms race? :)
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That's an interesting point - as computers get faster at negotiating ssl ciphers, computers also get faster at breaking ssl ciphers.
I do hope that the factor on those two numbers is not the same though! So eventually one will win.
Complexity of breaking (presumably, prime factorisation in the case of RSA) is exponential wrt key size, whereas encryption has polynomial complexity. We'll be fine.
Would the codebreakers winning really be a better outcome than a constant arms race? :)