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I read that a symmetric encryption requires a way bigger key size to have the same security as symmetric encryption with smaller keys. But why is this, and why is it so much harder to compute?

blacklight
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  • hmm strange, it didnt found my question when i searched for in the search bar, should i delete this question then? – blacklight May 26 '16 at 09:26
  • no need for deletion here. Just leave the question be and it will be useful as a signpost to other people. – SEJPM May 26 '16 at 09:58
  • ecc doesn't need to be "way bigger", but look at when rsa/ecc/aes were invented for clues on why – dandavis May 27 '16 at 19:13

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