gnupg, can v1.0.6 be used to gen RSA keys?

[David Shaw]

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On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 10:58:52AM -0600, Newton Hammet wrote:
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> Hello gnupg users,
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>    Going through the source code and testing the gpg command line,
> I don't see a way to gen an RSA-type public key.  the FAQ says that
> after ver1.0.3, that RSA is supported.  Does this mean it is only
> supported for encryption with RSA public keys, and not with RSA
> key generation and of course RSA private key decryption?

The current GnuPG can use both old-style (PGP 2.x) and new-style (PGP
7.x) RSA keys.  The latest GnuPG (currently in test, and will be
released as 1.0.7 at some point) can also generate new-style keys.

David

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