PGP 6 can't handle ElGamel-only keys
Dave Dykstra
dwd@bell-labs.com
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 06:22:41 -0500
My corporate security organization generated a 1408 ElGamel-only key with
gpg to be used only for encryption. We chose that size as a compromise
between security and performance. Unfortunately, we just discovered that
PGP 6.53 cannot import it. It can handle a 1408-bit key if it is a
combined DSA/ElGamel key. I haven't tried other-sized ElGamel-only keys,
but I suspect that PGP 6 just can't handle them at all; is that a known
problem?
- Dave Dykstra