[Q] Generating a key pair.

[Denis McCauley]

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On Sat, 10 May 2003 18:11:45 -0400
Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@math.umd.edu> wrote:

> 1) What key size should I pick for the asymmetric key?
> The OpenPGP FAQ (http://www.samsimpson.com/pgpfaq.html#SubKeySize)
> says that 2048 bits is best, but the GnuPG default is 1024.  Why is that?
> 
That's a good question. Very few GPG users seem to trust 1024-bit
encryption keys these days. I ran through 100+ keys of list members
which I've imported and only 13% have encryption keys of this size.
The vast majority are 2048 bits.

Cheers
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Denis McCauley
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