Messages in this thread | | | From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Subject | Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust | Date | Sun, 2 Oct 2011 00:07:45 +0200 |
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On Saturday, October 01, 2011, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:50:37PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > 2. Create a new PGP/GPG key, and also generate a key revocation > > certificate (but don't import it anywhere -- save it for the > > future) for your new key. In the near future we are considering > > setting up an escrow service for key revocation certificates. > > > > I recommend using a 4096-bit RSA key. Given how fast computers are > > these days, there is no reason to use a shorter key. DSA keys > > should be considered obsolete; substantial weaknesses have been > > found in DSA. > > > > $ gpg --gen-key > > $ gpg -u <key ID> -o <key ID>.revoke --gen-revoke > > I would recommend a physical access device for your new gpg key that you > create. I've heard good things about this USB device: > http://www.crypto-stick.org/ > and am trying to have a bunch of them at the Kernel Summit this year to > hand out to people if they want one.
This thingie is only capable of operating keys up to 3072-bits it seems.
Thanks, Rafael
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