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What is better for GPG keys - RSA or DSA?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 202647934 views
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Problem

defaults to creating RSA keys, but prefers DSA/ElGamal. Which one - RSA or DSA - is better for GPG?

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ssh-keygen

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Fix for: What is better for GPG keys - RSA or DSA?

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The GPG maintainers are thinking of changing the default to RSA (source: Dealing with weakness in SHA-1 [LWN.net]). So, it seems they think RSA is currently the better option (and they should know more about it than you or me).

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