Generating a key using another algo

[Denis McCauley]

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Cyrus Dantes wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I was wondering how one could go about generating a key in GnuPG which
doesn't use the AES-128 bit
> algo that it does by Default. PGP 8.x let's us do this by selecting our=

preferred algo in which
> any key we generate after that will be using that algo, so is there any=
way
that we can do so in
> GnuPG. I found something in an FAQ, but when I followed the instruction=
s,
it still did not work
> and was wondering if anyone else had any tips. Thanks.
>

With GPG you can change the algorithms you use after key creation by
changing your preferences on the key. The command-line sequence (on a
Windows OS) is:

prompt> --edit-key "yourkeyid"  (without the quotes)

prompt> pref (this lists current preferences; aes128 is s7)

prompt> setpref "string" (type the string shown above, without s7 in your=
 case=B0)

prompt> updpref (which brings up an interactive dialogue)

prompt> save

Cheers,

Denis
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