RSA 4096-bit Key

[Brian Minton]

On 10/08/2016 02:58 AM, Rohit P wrote:
>
> I am using latest version of GPG. I noticed there is no option to
> generate RSA 4096-bit key. The same goes with DSA.
>
>

It is, but you have to use the "full" key generation option:

$ gpg --full-gen-key
gpg (GnuPG) 2.1.15; Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Please select what kind of key you want:
   (1) RSA and RSA (default)
   (2) DSA and Elgamal
   (3) DSA (sign only)
   (4) RSA (sign only)
Your selection? 1
RSA keys may be between 1024 and 4096 bits long.
What keysize do you want? (2048) 4096
Requested keysize is 4096 bits
Please specify how long the key should be valid.
         0 = key does not expire
      <n>  = key expires in n days
      <n>w = key expires in n weeks
      <n>m = key expires in n months
      <n>y = key expires in n years
Key is valid for? (0)


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