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Peter Harmann
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No, 2048 bit RSA key is way way weaker than 128 bit AES key. It may sound that the RSA key should be stronger, because it has more bits, but that is not the case. The reason for that is RSA key has to be product of two prime numbers while AES key can be completely random.

No, 2048 bit RSA key is way way weaker than 128 bit AES key. It may sound that the RSA key should be stronger, because it has more bits, but that is not the case. The reason for that is RSA key has to be product of two prime numbers while AES key can be completely random.

No, 2048 bit RSA key is weaker than 128 bit AES key. It may sound that the RSA key should be stronger, because it has more bits, but that is not the case. The reason for that is RSA key has to be product of two prime numbers while AES key can be completely random.

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No, 2048 bit RSA key is way way weaker than 128 bit AES key. It may sound that the RSA key should be stronger, because it has more bits, but that is not the case. The reason for that is RSA key has to be product of two prime numbers while AES key can be completely random.