On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 12:54 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Peo Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> No one is forcing you to follow standards.
> However, standards are useful when communicating with other people.
I agree. When it comes to algoritms used and the functionality that is
offered.
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Peo Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> When browsing:
> http://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html#INTRO
>
> It says:
> "The size of a DSA key must be between 512 and 1024 bits".
> It also says:
> "The ElGamal key may be of any size".
>
> Who and why has defined this?
The OpenPGP standard.
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Peo Nilsson wrote:
> Dear listmembers.
>
> When browsing: http://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html#INTRO
>
> It says: "The size of a DSA key must be between 512 and 1024 bits".
> It also says: "The ElGamal key may be of any size".
>
> Who and why has d
Dear listmembers.
When browsing:
http://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html#INTRO
It says:
"The size of a DSA key must be between 512 and 1024 bits".
It also says:
"The ElGamal key may be of any size".
Who and why has defined this?
In my opinion, the size of a key is a question for the user.
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