From: skaplin@skypoint.com (Samuel Kaplin)
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 94 14:07:40 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Date for 2048 bit Keys??
In-Reply-To: <BBJukOwscYw1075yn@io.org>
Message-ID: <LfZukKjqRu4J075yn@skypoint.com>
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In article <BBJukOwscYw1075yn@io.org>, you wrote:
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> I saw an interesting thread in alt.security.pgp about when PGP v 2.6.2 will
> handle key sizes of up to 2048 bits. Someone speculated that it will take
> effect in the middle of the month (ie after Dec. 15 you type pgp -kg and
> it will give you four choices, the last one of up to 2048 bits).
>
> I wasn't aware that this feature was programmed into this version of PGP. I
> always thought that there was simply going to be another upgrade that would
> allow the larger key sizes.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on this???
>

What I wound up doing was changing my computer's date to 12-25-94 then I
generated a key. There is no menu choice for a 2048 bit key, but if you
enter 2048 in it works. It really takes a long time (~20 minutes on a
486dlc 40mhz machine)

Sam

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