Peo Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When browsing: > http://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html#INTRO > > It says: > "The size of a DSA key must be between 512 and 1024 bits". > It also says: > "The ElGamal key may be of any size". > > Who and why has defined this?
The OpenPGP standard. [Actually, the history is a little more complicated than that, but OpenPGP is the limiting factor at the moment.] > In my opinion, the size of a key is a question for the user. No one is forcing you to follow standards. However, standards are useful when communicating with other people. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
