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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."
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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.
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