Question about GnuPG Smartcard

Werner Koch wk at gnupg.org
Mon May 5 08:45:18 CEST 2008


On Sun,  4 May 2008 04:00, dshaw at jabberwocky.com said:

> The smartcard can store 3 1024-bit RSA keys.  It cannot store a 2048-
> bit key.

That depends on the actual card.  GnuPG implements a specification and
allows all key sizes.  There are some restrictions due to the limited
size of an APDU.  The forthcoming revision of the spec will declare how
to work with keyr requiring longer APDUs.


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner

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