Attempt to explain the Elliptic-Curve cryptography
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The next generation of public key cryptography because of the key size
| Description | Symetric | RSA | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate from this number of bits | 80 | 1024 | 160 |
| Minimum security | 112 | 2048 | 224 |
| Not adequate for top secret documents | 128 | 3072 | 256 |
| Used for top secret documents | 192 | 7680 | 384 |
| Security above top secret documents | 256 | 15360 | 521 |