Re: Authenticate capability of DSA or RSA signing keys

2008-02-10 Thread David Shaw
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 10:34:51PM -0600, Kevin Hilton wrote: > >Sign = sign some data > >Certify = sign a key > >Authenticate = prove you are you > > >Authenticate is used for things like using an OpenPGP key for ssh. > > I forgot about the certifying of keys, sorry about that. > > I knew opens

Re: Authenticate capability of DSA or RSA signing keys

2008-02-10 Thread Kevin Hilton
>Sign = sign some data >Certify = sign a key >Authenticate = prove you are you >Authenticate is used for things like using an OpenPGP key for ssh. I forgot about the certifying of keys, sorry about that. I knew openssh utilized rsa or dsa keys, but didn't know that the same gpg keys could be use

Re: Authenticate capability of DSA or RSA signing keys

2008-02-10 Thread David Shaw
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:48:13PM -0600, Kevin Hilton wrote: > When I perform a > > gpg --expert --gen-key > > Im given the following options: > > Please select what kind of key you want: >(1) DSA and Elgamal (default) >(2) DSA (sign only) >(3) DSA (set your own capabilities) >(

Authenticate capability of DSA or RSA signing keys

2008-02-10 Thread Kevin Hilton
When I perform a gpg --expert --gen-key Im given the following options: Please select what kind of key you want: (1) DSA and Elgamal (default) (2) DSA (sign only) (3) DSA (set your own capabilities) (5) RSA (sign only) (7) RSA (set your own capabilities) Your selection? If I sele