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Generated keys may be unsuitable for encryption #184

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dalai4git opened this issue Sep 7, 2023 · 0 comments
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Generated keys may be unsuitable for encryption #184

dalai4git opened this issue Sep 7, 2023 · 0 comments

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In openpgp/key_generation.go the rsa.GenerateKey function from the standard library is used. As far as I can tell, the new key may have primes such that p > q, which is not according to RFC 4880 and can lead to occasional problems when decrypting using gpg.

See also: https://dev.gnupg.org/T4579
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