Revoking key

[Werner Koch]

On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, André Dahlqvist wrote:

> http://www.appwatch.com/Linux/App/374/S/1/history.html
> 
> Among the changes this is mentioned: "New encryption keys are generated
> in a way which allows a much faster decryption"
> 
> So is decryption faster in 1.0.2 only on newly generated keys, or on
> keys created before too?

Descryption is faster for new encryption keys.  The reason for this is
that GnuPG now uses a much smaller x parameter which is not anymore
about the same size as the prime but about 1.5 times what Wiener
suggests for subgroups (see cipher/elgamal.c#wiener_table).  This
makes a huge difference in speed for large keys.

  Werner


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