On 13/08/14 10:56, Philip Jackson wrote: > I don't recall having been prompted by gpg to specify a sub-key so I could say > that gpg produced a single key 'by default'.
You say you generated it with the --batch command, and go on to say you weren't prompted. Since --batch, unattended key generation, is for non-interactive use, you will not be prompted because you are expected not to interact. If I look at the docs for unattended key generation, it seems that indeed not specifying a Key-Usage: implies all usages are enabled. Unattended key generation is not normally a user-facing interface. Many people will probably not even know it's there. I don't think it helps to call it what GnuPG works like by default. HTH, Peter. -- I use the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) in combination with Enigmail. You can send me encrypted mail if you want some privacy. My key is available at <http://digitalbrains.com/2012/openpgp-key-peter> _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users