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I'm a little worried about generating a new "master" RSA key nowadays, since it seems like ECC is right on the horizon of going mainstream. I would generate a n
by jmgrosen 11y ago
I'm a little worried about generating a new "master" RSA key nowadays, since it seems like ECC is right on the horizon of going mainstream. I would generate a new Ed25519 key today with GPG 2.1, but Curve25519 encryption isn't supported yet (only signing is). Does anyone else have the same feeling of apprehension?
- e12e 11y agoThere's no reason you can't transition from a master RSA key to a master DSA key?
- viccuad 11y agogoing full ECC now will isolate you: a lot of people don't use gpg 2.1. Additionally, a lot of people are reluctant to use ECDSA, and would only use EdDSA. I honestly think RSA is a good decision for now. You can always add subkeys of any type (your primary key is the core of your certificate and is your cryptographic identity though).