kernel private key

[Alchemist]

2012/11/26 Christopher Svanefalk <christopher.svanefalk at gmail.com>

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> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 7:59 AM, JD <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 11/25/2012 11:46 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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>>>
>>> On 11/26/2012 01:11 AM, JD wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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? :)
>>>
>>>
>>>  .....................++
>>>> ..............................**..............................**
>>>> ..............................**..............................**
>>>> ..............................**..............................**.......++
>>>>
>>>> writing new private key to 'signing_key.priv'
>>>> -----
>>>> ###
>>>> ### Key pair generated.
>>>> ###
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What's this for?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>  Don't ask me :)
>>
>>

Maybe I'm wrong, but it is being done due to UEFI boot requirements

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