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| author | saturneric <[email protected]> | 2026-08-10 23:53:49 +0200 |
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| committer | saturneric <[email protected]> | 2026-08-10 23:53:49 +0200 |
| commit | 19cfa472bb83b4716dff0b48f65e0b08dcff8331 (patch) | |
| tree | 542ab7c06cf0979591bc612fe84f262fce65de4f /src/content | |
| parent | docs(advanced): improve wording and clarity (diff) | |
| download | manual-19cfa472bb83b4716dff0b48f65e0b08dcff8331.tar.gz manual-19cfa472bb83b4716dff0b48f65e0b08dcff8331.zip | |
docs(algorithms): clarify DSA description
- rephrase historical pairing wording for clarity and readability
- change 'superseded' to 'outdated' and mention EdDSA/ECDSA as newer
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| -rw-r--r-- | src/content/docs/extra/algorithms-comparison.md | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/content/docs/extra/algorithms-comparison.md b/src/content/docs/extra/algorithms-comparison.md index a6b89d4..78c6dd3 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/extra/algorithms-comparison.md +++ b/src/content/docs/extra/algorithms-comparison.md @@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ engine still offers the smaller sizes. ### DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) -- **What it is**: an older signing algorithm, once the standard partner to +- **What it is**: an older signing algorithm, once commonly paired with ElGamal encryption. -- **Where it stands now**: superseded. EdDSA and ECDSA are faster, smaller, and - safer. +- **Where it stands now**: outdated. Newer algorithms such as EdDSA and ECDSA + are faster, smaller, and safer. - **In GpgFrontend**: since v2.2.2, the rPGP engine cannot generate DSA keys at all, following RFC 9580. GnuPG still offers it for older setups. Existing DSA keys still import and verify. |