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key length

The number of bits available for the longest keys in a cryptographic implementation. For example, the key length of a particular Diffie-Hellman/DSS PGP key can be anywhere from 1024 bits to 4096 bits. See key space and key fingerprint.

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This is chiefly due to the 56-bit key size being too small as DES keys have been broken in less than 24 hours or less as microprocessor speeds increase.

Data encryption strategies; Part 2: encrypting high-performance, ... by Moore, Fred / Computer Technology Review

However, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, the piano gradually expanded in range and key size.

Strategies for small-handed pianists by Wristen, Brenda / American Music Teacher

Another attack proposed on 6 rounds for the 256 bit key size is no more efficient than exhaustive key search.

Report on the Development of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) by Roback, Edward / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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