Changing signature algorithms

Timo Schulz twoaday@freakmail.de
Thu Oct 17 11:58:02 2002


On Wed Oct 16 2002; 21:12, MindFuq wrote:

> I should be able to do that using this command:
> 
>   gpg --clearsign --cipher-algo RSA text_msg
> 
> but I get an error:
> 
>   gpg: selected cipher algorithm is invalid 

You *can't* select the asymmetric cipher for the message! How shall
this be possible? It would mean GPG needs to create a key pair in
time and where is it stored and a lot of more questions.


The key pair has an algorithm and this algorithm is always used.
I mean a key generated with --gen-key...


        Timo