Originally Posted by solara
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I use eWallet, but I would not place RC4 among AES, Serpent, Blowfish. RC4 has been broken, but at 40-bit. Practically speaking, it's good enough for casual use. But I feel better using an algorithm that hasn't been broken, even if it's at a lower bit.
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Actually the 'broken' part refers to a flaw that eWallet doesn't suffer from. As long as you select a good password 256 bit RC4 encryption would take something in the area of 20,000 years to hack by brute force.
And the difference between 40 bit and 256 bit is astronomical since it is an exponential increase in security. I agree that there are stronger means of encryption but quite frankly, unless you are under the serious threat of a major government attempting to hack your wallet, it is simply overkill.
And yes, in the end it all comes down to a good password.
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