And you probably even want longer public keys in the future.

"The old long key was all we needed."

So there you could use a longer key that is not changing all the time.

Chávez had an archbishopric that was long and low key.

There she crouched down and felt for the long key on the ring at her waist.

But I have a long key here at my side to open it.

Old and strong, large keyhole needing a long key.

He noticed Khayed held a long key by his side.

This is another reason to err on the side of choosing longer keys.

And no matter how long keys are left, a logging system should make a note every time someone takes out the key.