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Why is it silly? 2048 bits RSA isn't even 128 bits level, and lots of software makes it easier to use 4096 bits keys than 3072 bits ones.



The thing that puts RSA-2048 in reach of attackers is going to eliminate RSA altogether.


Fair point, but if I were to use RSA (sure, better avoiding it at all), I'd still go into a 4096 bits key, hoping to outsurvive the algorithm long enough for a safe migration.

Anyway, I don't get your (as in most security experts) aversion to long keys and multiple algorithms. As an engineer, I see cryptography taking a very small amount of the resources, but holding a huge share of the risk of any security application. My guts are always pointing into moving more resources into crypto.




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