Selecting cipher to generate a key pair

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Robert J. Hansen escribió:
> John W. Moore III wrote:
>> Riddle Me this, Robert; _if_ "The Customer" has a requirement that
>> 3DES must be used [and they are associating it with their Key] then
>> wouldn't this mean that the *only* preference broadcast by their Key
>> is 3DES?
> 
> You're assuming the customer's key is correctly advertising their
> preferences.  If their proprietary implemention is a shoddy one, then
> maybe it advertises capabilities they don't really have.

  Ahh... Ok, that explains it. Is it possible to change the preferences
(edit the public key) without having the private key? Or maybe to set a
rule somewhere to force gpg to use Blowfish or 3DES, but just for that
specific customer?

  Best Regards
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