what are the sub keys

[MFPA]

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Hi


On Tuesday 22 March 2011 at 7:43:23 PM, in
<mid:20110322194323.GA1021 at imac-6g2p.mgh.harvard.edu>,
Lists.gnupg at mephisto.fastmail.net wrote:


> There is a greater margin of security in a 4096-bit key
> over a 2048-bit key (all other factors being equal)

Is there any particular reason to jump from 2048 to 4096 rather than
use an intermediate value? 3072 maybe?


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