diff --git a/res/openssl/barrier.conf b/res/openssl/barrier.conf
index 84325c66..a29abfd5 100644
--- a/res/openssl/barrier.conf
+++ b/res/openssl/barrier.conf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ commonName = supplied
 emailAddress = optional
 
 [req]
-default_bits = 1024 # Size of keys
+default_bits = 2048 # Size of keys
 default_keyfile = key.pem # name of generated keys
 default_md = md5 # message digest algorithm
 string_mask = nombstr # permitted characters