kernel private key

[JD]

On 11/25/2012 11:46 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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> On 11/26/2012 01:11 AM, JD wrote:
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>> I was building kernel 3.7-0.rc6.git.fc19 and during the build
>> I saw this:
>>
>> Generating a 4096 bit RSA private key
>
> Only 4096????  Is that strong enough????  Shouldn't it be 8192? :)
>
>
>> .....................++
>> ...........................................................................................................................................................................................++ 
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>> writing new private key to 'signing_key.priv'
>> -----
>> ###
>> ### Key pair generated.
>> ###
>>
>>
>> What's this for?
>>
>
>
Don't ask me :)