Re: how slow are 4Kbit RSA keys? [was: Re: multiple keys vs multiple identities]

2010-09-27 Thread Vjaceslavs Klimovs
On 27/09/10 16:21, Jameson Rollins wrote: > On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:56:52 +0200, Vjaceslavs Klimovs > wrote: >> I did some quick tests on Nokia N900 (600 MHz ARM CPU), with gnupg >> 1.4.6, here is what I got: >> >> Encrypting and signing, 2048 bit RSA keys: >>

Re: how slow are 4Kbit RSA keys? [was: Re: multiple keys vs multiple identities]

2010-09-27 Thread Vjaceslavs Klimovs
On 27/09/10 11:12, David Smith wrote: > Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: >> On 09/24/2010 09:54 AM, David Shaw wrote: >>> It won't work with the current generation of OpenPGP smartcards. It also >>> will be dreadfully slow if you (or someone you are communicating with) ever >>> uses the key on a small

Re: multiple keys vs multiple identities

2010-09-27 Thread Vjaceslavs Klimovs
Hi, Thank you for all your replies. It seems that multiple separate keys is the way to go for me. Is it socially acceptable to ask someone to sign several keys, for example during key signing event? Is this a common occurrence? ___ Gnupg-users mailing li

multiple keys vs multiple identities

2010-09-24 Thread Vjaceslavs Klimovs
Hi, If I have multiple not related e-mail accounts, is it better to create one key pair with multiple identities or a separate key pair for every account? Is it good idea to create 4096 bit keys when creating new key pair? I read through archives on this mailing list, and it seems there is no real