Collision attack against long Key Ids

Robert J. Hansen rjh at sixdemonbag.org
Sat Mar 14 16:47:50 CET 2026


> I have the feeling that attacks against PGP/GNUPG are being launched 
> based on alleged weaknesses that are later proven not to exist. I see 
> people recommending against using it based on these assumptions.

I've been involved in the PGP community since 1991. You are absolutely 
correct in what you're describing, but it's been this way for at least 
thirty-five years. It will likely always be this way.

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