Signature fails

[Werner Koch]

On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Scott F. Crosby wrote:

> 	Be sure that both users are using the same version of GPG.  Versions
> prior to 1.0.2 had a problem with encoding signatures.  You'll see failure
> if sending messages between incompatible versions.  See
> the --emulade-md-encode-bug option in 1.0.2.

However, this happens only in cases where a non-sstandard key was
used.  Quite a long time ago, GnuPG changed it's default behaviour to
create DSS (meaning DSA + SHA1) signatures and not anymore a signature
based on DSA + RIPE-MD160.  This option comes handy when you use an
Elgamal encryption+signing key, which is something I don't suggest
anymore.  

I did some benchmarks and at least on a Mobile Pentium 300 SHA-1 is a
little bit faster than RIPE-MD160.  

  Werner

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