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Richard Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com> writes: > Richard Pieri wrote: >> Your 4096-bit asymmetric key is either RSA or DH, both of which are VERY >> slow algorithms, too slow for general use. > > I correct myself: RSA or DSA. Not DH. Actually you were correct the first time. When you create a "DSA" key in OpenPGP it actually creates a pair of keys. DSA is a signature-only key. You cannot use "DSA" for encryption. So OpenPGP also defines a "DH" key (which technically isn't Diffie Hellman, technically it's an El-Gamal key, but it's more related to DH than RSA) which you use for encryption. So yes, technically, you are creating a DH key. -derek, former chair of the IETF OpenPGP Working Group -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
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