Keys over 4096-bits

[David Tomaschik]

XKCD says it best: https://www.xkcd.com/538/

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Werner Koch <wk at gnupg.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:00, ben at adversary.org said:
>
>> I understand the reasons for this, but is there any reason for not
>> using an 8kb (or larger) master/certification key with more normal
>> subkeys (e.g. a 2048-bit signing subkey and a 4096-bit encryption
>
> Actually the primary keys are the most worry some.  I have a one 8k key
> in my keyring and checking the key signatures made but that key takes a
> noticeable time.  Imagine everyone would use such keys and also consider
> that nowadays more and more low-processing power devices are used.
>
> Such keys are at best a political statement and a good laugh for some
> NSA folks.
>
>
> Shalom-Salam,
>
>   Werner



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