the new layout

[Bernhard Reiter]

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On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 06:56:32AM -0700, Brian Edginton wrote:
> 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
> > >=20
> > > Is the second one really needed for beginners?
>=20
> I think that both options should be available for beginners as
> many start out with gpg for signing mail messages.

Well a standard key creation would get you both,=20
there is no reason for them to create another one later.

> > Create standard key should be enough.
> >=20
> > > >        o  1024 bit | 1536 bit | 2048 bit
> > > >           (but don't tell the bit numbers instead label them:
> > > > 	   "standard" | "high security" | "paranoid and slow")
> > >=20
> > > That's okay for beginners, but as an expert I want to know the size
> > > in bits.
>=20
> 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.

Nah, I don't think that most novice users can really tell if a
certain key length is secure or not. (128bit? this is what my=20
netscape uses...)

	Bernhard

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