ECC support is in GnuPG 2.1+, not v2 in general
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
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##### RSA vs. ECC subkeys
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##### RSA vs. ECC subkeys
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GnuPG v2 has full support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography, with ability to
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GnuPG 2.1 and later has full support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography, with
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combine ECC subkeys with traditional RSA master keys. The main upside of ECC
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ability to combine ECC subkeys with traditional RSA master keys. The main
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cryptography is that it is much faster computationally and creates much
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upside of ECC cryptography is that it is much faster computationally and
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smaller signatures when compared byte for byte with 2048+ bit RSA keys.
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creates much smaller signatures when compared byte for byte with 2048+ bit RSA
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keys.
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Unless you plan on using a smartcard device that does not support ECC
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Unless you plan on using a smartcard device that does not support ECC
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operations, we recommend that you create an ECC signing subkey for your kernel
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operations, we recommend that you create an ECC signing subkey for your kernel
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