There is really no technical reason to use DSA these days, and we should
focus on having a single recommendation. DSA keys are still permitted
via 'minimal' requirements.
---
glep-0063.rst | 20 ++++++++------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/glep-0063.rst b/glep-0063.rst
index ab7cb79..e81c862 100644
--- a/glep-0063.rst
+++ b/glep-0063.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ v1.1
Minimal specification has been amended to allow for ECC keys.
+ The option of using DSA subkey has been removed from recommendations.
+ The section now specifies a single recommendation of using RSA.
+
Motivation
==========
@@ -122,26 +125,19 @@ their primary key).
# when making an OpenPGP certification, use a stronger digest than the
default SHA1:
cert-digest-algo SHA256
-2. Primary key type RSA, 2048 bits (OpenPGP v4 key format or later)
-
- This may require creating an entirely new key.
-
-3. Dedicated signing subkey of EITHER:
-
- a. DSA 2048 bits exactly.
-
- b. RSA 2048 bits exactly.
+2. Primary key and a dedicated signing subkey, both of type RSA, 2048 bits
+ (OpenPGP v4 key format or later)
-4. Key expiry:
+3. Key expiry:
a. Primary key: 3 years maximum, expiry date renewed annually.
b. Gentoo subkey: 1 year maximum, expiry date renewed every 6 months.
-5. Create a revocation certificate & store it hardcopy offsite securely
+4. Create a revocation certificate & store it hardcopy offsite securely
(it's about ~300 bytes).
-6. Encrypted backup of your secret keys.
+5. Encrypted backup of your secret keys.
Gentoo LDAP
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