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Re: Date for 2048 bit Keys??
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[email protected] wrote:
>I saw an interesting thread in alt.security.pgp about when PGP v 2.6.2 will
>handle key sizes of up to 2048 bits. Someone speculated that it will take
>effect in the middle of the month (ie after Dec. 15 you type pgp -kg and
>it will give you four choices, the last one of up to 2048 bits).
>
>I wasn't aware that this feature was programmed into this version of PGP. I
>always thought that there was simply going to be another upgrade that would
>allow the larger key sizes.
>
>Can anyone shed some light on this???
You beat me to the post :(
I tested this out earlier today. I changed the system clock
and I got this:
Type bits/keyID Date User ID
pub 1024/BEB3ED71 1994/09/18 J.L.Francois <[email protected]>
pub 2047/D9E1F2E9 1995/01/01 Francois, J.L <[email protected]>
It works but take a lot more time, obviously, to generate the key.
***************************Frenchie Sends*********************************
* 1024/Key ID: BEB3ED71 J. Francois 2048/Key ID: D9E1F2E9 *
* As soon as any man says of the affairs of the state *
* "What does it matter to me?" the state may be given up for lost. *
* J.J.Rousseau - The Social Contract *
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