ssh encryption strength

[J. Kyllo]

Ahh.  Is it known whether the keylength can be changed?  I'm using ssh's X
forwarding which basically listens on the remote (server) side for x apps
and encrypts and forwards them across the secure connection.  It's very
cool.  I am currently connected through a dial-in connection to a non-uw
isp and managed to run Eterm from my Linux box in Haggett through Dante
and to my place.  Slow, but it worked!

-Jeff

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On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, T. Tam wrote:

> I'm no security expert, but I think SSH 1.27 uses 3DES, 56bit keylength.
> I remember someone telling me once that that's rougly equivlaent to 128
> bit DES (I don't know why it's not equivalent to 3x56bit...).  So, it is
> fairly secure.
> 
> Now, the question is, what are you forwarding thru ssh?  Are you
> forwarding the port that X runs on, or are you just forwarding the magic
> cookies for authentication?
> 
> -=- Terence
> 
> On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, J. Kyllo wrote:
> 
> > I was just using the X11 forwarding of SSH and started to think about
> > something.  I know the connection is encrypted, but how long is the key
> > that's used, i.e. although the cypher might be good, the key should be
> > long too.  Something to ponder, anyway.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Jeff K.
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