the new layout

[Brian Edginton]

On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 11:51:10PM +0100, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 11:22:18AM +0100, Werner Koch wrote:
> > the new layout of GPA is not that different from the old one.
> > >   * Key generation does not work and has *too many* options
> > >        Only these fields are needed:
> > >        o  Create standard key | create sign only key
> > 
> > Is the second one really needed for beginners?

I think that both options should be available for beginners as
many start out with gpg for signing mail messages.

> 
> Create standard key should be enough.
> 
> > >        o  1024 bit | 1536 bit | 2048 bit
> > >           (but don't tell the bit numbers instead label them:
> > > 	   "standard" | "high security" | "paranoid and slow")
> > 
> > That's okay for beginners, but as an expert I want to know the size
> > in bits.

The current verbage in the command line makes this clear, and there is
enough hype about key size lately that this probably isn't a mystery
to novice users.


> 
> I guess we only need to offer one key size in the key generation
> for the novice users.
> 
> 	Bernhard


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