Fabio, VNC Viewer for Java has the option to use a shorter (less secure) key simply because many Java Virtual Machines are not very fast, and generating the full 2048-bit key pair could take a very long time.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fabio > Sent: 05 March 2005 10:26 > To: vnc-list > Subject: Key Lenght - Repost > > Hello everybody, > I'd like to buy the enterprise ediction of vnc, but i have a > question about security. I have noticed that the java client and the > vncviewer executable (windows version) have some different options > about security: the java version let me set the key lenght (512, 1024, > 2048 bits) but the classic viewer doesn't have this feature. Why? is > it less secure than java client? > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
