suggestions surrounding key generating

[Frank Tobin]

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Werner Koch, at 09:45 +0100 on Thu, 9 Nov 2000, wrote:

> I can see the problem and given the fact that the expiration date
> can be changed later, it might make sense to have a default
> expiration time: 6 months, 1 year or 2 years?

1 year is a good default, I feel.  This gives new users enough time to
understand how OpenPGP systems work, and extend their keys if necessary
(even if only through creating a new key, signed by the old one).

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Frank Tobin		http://www.uiuc.edu/~ftobin/

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