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small percentage of the bits are currently used?

April 26, 2017Bits Currently PERCENTAGE small Used

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small percentage of the bits are currently used?

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accomodate future ciphers and HMAC hashes which use large keys. Changing a file format is obviously problematic from a compatibility perspective, so 2048 bits were chosen so that two sets of 512-bit encrypt and HMAC keys could be derived for two separate key directions.