Each of the three keys can be up to 3072 bit. In fact they can even be 4096 bit long; but GnuPG does currently not support such key length in cooperation with the Crypto Stick (but GnuPG can handle 4096 bit soft-keys without the Crypto Stick).
On 03.06.2010 16:23, Perry, James J. wrote: >> >From what I see on the advertisement, they say it has "Three independent > RSA keys (signature, encryption, authentication) with a length up to > 3072 bit." While I don't speak Marketing, it sure sounds like each key > is 1024 with the three of them taking up 3072 total. > > -----Original Message----- > From: gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org > [mailto:gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org] On Behalf Of Joke de Buhr > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:12 AM > To: j...@jameshoward.us > Cc: gnupg-users@gnupg.org > Subject: Re: Crypto Stick released! > > My stick works fine with 3072bit rsa keys. > > On Tuesday 25 May 2010 15:21:05 James P. Howard, II wrote: >> On 5/10/10 5:04 PM, Olav Seyfarth wrote: >>> english version: >>> http://www.privacyfoundation.de/crypto_stick/crypto_stick_english/ >> >> My Crypto Stick arrived in the mail yesterday (Maryland, United >> States--ordered on May 14). >> >> One thing I am confused about, it suggests it accepts RSA keys up to >> 3072 bits. However, when I tried to copy my existing 2048-bit RSA > keys, >> GPG reponds with: >> >> Command> keytocard >> Signature key ....: [none] >> Encryption key....: [none] >> Authentication key: [none] >> >> You may only store a 1024 bit RSA key on the card >> >> I take it I am missing something obvious in this? >> >> James > > Proud partner. Susan G. Komen for the Cure. > > Please consider our environment before printing this e-mail or attachments. > ---------------------------------- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential > information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are > not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of > the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you > have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately > to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. > Thank you. > ---------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users > _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
