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keytool should use larger default keysize for keypairs

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    • sparc
    • solaris_10

      Recent cryptanalysis has shown weaknesses (though not yet broken) in 1024 bit RSA keys: see http://www.theregister.com/2007/05/22/unreadable_writing_is_on_the_wall/

      We should seriously consider increasing the keytool default keysize for generating keypairs
      to 2048 for JDK 7. For DSA, this will require support for keys larger than 1024 -
      see 6560751.

            weijun Weijun Wang
            mullan Sean Mullan
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