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allow larger key creation (8192 bits)
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I would like propose that GnuPG 1 allow for creation of larger keys (via
--expert) than the standard maximum of 4096 bits, 8192 bits should allow for
sufficiently large keys to last a few more years.

This options has been available in GPGTools on OS X since 31 October 2010

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bigkey added a project: Feature Request.Jan 3 2013, 9:35 PM
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• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Jan 8 2013, 3:31 PM

No. See the discussion on the maling lists for the reason why we limit the RSA
key size to 4k.

Again a warning: Do not propose the use of such large keys. The end effect is
that people don't use encryption because it is too slow on non-big machines.

• werner added a project: Won't Fix.Jan 8 2013, 3:31 PM
• werner closed this task as Resolved.Oct 3 2014, 6:15 PM
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