From: Mike Ingle <MIKEINGLE@delphi.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 93 00:19:10 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Paranoid
Message-ID: <01H4PIVP2EUA91X82R@delphi.com>
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Warlord wrote:

>You asked "Is there an easy way to generate keys larger than 1024
>bits?"  I answered No.  This is true, there is no way, currently, in
>PGP, to generate keys larger than 1024 bits.  Is there a design flaw?
>No.  It was an implementation decision.  It does not mean that the key
>size will not be increased in a future release.

PGP23a for DOS will create a 1264 bit key if you enter the key
size manually at the prompt. Key generation will take a long time,
and secret key operations (decryption and signing) will be slow.
Not that anyone actually needs a 1264 bit key, but it is possible.