Symantec SSL Certificates, Cryptography 10 thousand times more difficult to break than RSA-bit Key

A few days ago Symantec began providing multi-algorithm for SSL certificates for web servers. This approach goes beyond the traditional cryptography and includes what is known as Elliptica Curve Cryptography (ECC) Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA).
According to the company, will be 10 thousand times more difficult to break than RSA-bit key.
Certificates are used to verify the identity of the site for visitors. This process is accomplished through a validation check that includes shfletusin the user and the site certificate. At this point, Symantec states that authentication will be done quickly using the ECC algorithm. ECC represents a different approach to mathematical cryptography. Its origins come from the 1980s and consists of faster processing lower bits in length.
Breaking cryptography algorithms can be implemented in special cases through brute force, says Bob Hoblit, director of product management at Symantec. However, cryptography algorithms with a length greater perceived as slow to use and more intensive calculations.
Symantec argues that the advantage of using ECC technology lies in the fact that the latter is more difficult to break than RSA-bit key.
On the other hand, the firm says ECC testing shows that there is a high performance server-to-desktop, as well as at the time of the return of response, compared with RSA-bit key.
While the latter can hold up to 450 requests per second with an average response time of 150 milliseconds on the desktop, an ECC certificate spends only 75 milliseconds in the same conditions. Symantec believes that it is the first authority that provides real ECC SSL certificate.