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pgpfan:2048 [2021/02/18 18:22] – 3072 bits is the current GPG default. b.walzerpgpfan:2048 [2023/10/04 13:07] (current) – link to new, improved article b.walzer
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 +Since the creation of this article, there is now a much more detailed discussion of these issues available:
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 If you generate a public/private keypair with a recent version of [[https://gnupg.org/|GnuPG]] you get a 2048 bit RSA key by default ((The versions of GnuPG that are showing up in distributions are now (2021) defaulting to 3072 bit RSA. Nothing else has changed so this article is still otherwise relevant.)). That fact generates a surprising amount of angst. If you generate a public/private keypair with a recent version of [[https://gnupg.org/|GnuPG]] you get a 2048 bit RSA key by default ((The versions of GnuPG that are showing up in distributions are now (2021) defaulting to 3072 bit RSA. Nothing else has changed so this article is still otherwise relevant.)). That fact generates a surprising amount of angst.
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