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jdever at triad

Oct 11, 2009, 8:50 PM

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Key types

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Just a quick question:

Are there any caveats I should be aware of if I generate an RSA signing
key with an Elgamal encryption subkey?

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Jim

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rjh at sixdemonbag

Oct 11, 2009, 10:39 PM

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Re: Key types [In reply to]

Jim Dever wrote:
> Are there any caveats I should be aware of if I generate an RSA
> signing key with an Elgamal encryption subkey?

No.

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dshaw at jabberwocky

Oct 12, 2009, 5:26 AM

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Re: Key types [In reply to]

On Oct 11, 2009, at 11:50 PM, Jim Dever wrote:

> Just a quick question:
>
> Are there any caveats I should be aware of if I generate an RSA
> signing
> key with an Elgamal encryption subkey?

No caveats. In fact, my own key is exactly that.

David

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