Re: 2048-bit keys??

just curious, how many random bytes does it take to generate these fuckers and can the keyservers out their handle em yet?

Well, it needs about 2048 bits of randomness, I would guess. It depends on how many bits/keystroke you can get on your machine... As for the keyservers, well, I know that mine (pgp.mit.edu) can. I should let you know that there is a small buglet in PGP 2.6.2 that will not allow you to generate 2048-bit keys. It limits you to 2047 bits (there is a piece of code that leaves that one extra bit up there -- oops). This shouldn't affect anything, except people will only get 2047 bits instead of 2048, but I personally do not consider this a problem. -derek