[Ach] openssl 1.0.1f on debian uses (only) 256bit entropy for key generation

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:59:09PM +0100, Aaron Zauner wrote:
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742145

As I understand this, this is not Debian specific and no problem
for (RSA) keys going to at least 8192 bit.  If you need larger
keys you might need more entropy and you'll need to be careful
about it, but I currently don't see the need for more than 256
bit.


Kurt