Re: RSA vs DSA

[Kris Maglione <bsdaemon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 08:30:42PM +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
>
> > I heard from a reputable source that DSA is better than RSA for login.  I
> > have been looking on the web, and I have read that (a) RSA is faster to
> > verify and (b) RSA is just a better protocol.
>
>
> RSA and DSA are crypto algorithms. DSA offers better security with shorter
> key lenght because it doesn't add as strong requirements as RSA does.
> This should result in higher processing speed. The interesting part is
> now that a good DSA key is harder to create than a good RSA key, for the
> latter you just need a pseudo-prime. This might be what they mean with 
> faster to verify.
>
> Joerg
So, what about "(b) RSA is just a better protocol [(algorighm)]"?
I've read a few pieces which recommend RSA over DSA, although most 
crypto programs (OpenSSL/SSH etc.) say RSA is depricated/a last resort. 
Any insights?