Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:54:45 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Peo Nilsson <per-olof.nilsson@comhem.se> Cc: FreeBSD quest-list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: gnupg keysize Message-ID: <44oddvtmvu.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <1195144649.48014.4.camel@zeus.se> (Peo Nilsson's message of "Thu\, 15 Nov 2007 17\:37\:29 %2B0100") References: <1195144649.48014.4.camel@zeus.se>
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Peo Nilsson <per-olof.nilsson@comhem.se> 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. [Actually, the history is a little more complicated than that, but OpenPGP is the limiting factor at the moment.] > In my opinion, the size of a key is a question for the user. No one is forcing you to follow standards. However, standards are useful when communicating with other people.
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