Re: Supporting GnuPG's Default: DSA and Elgamal

"Crypt lib" <cryptlib@...> writes:

>One of our vendors specifically stated support for GPG using "DSA and
>Elgamal", GnuPG's Default is "DSA and Elgamal", and referencing Bruce's
>Applied Cryptography 2nd ed page 490 clearly states "ELGamal Encryption with
>DSA" is a legitimate "mixed mode" algorithm, and I've found a large number of
>confirming posts around the internet.

GPG supports signing with DSA keys and encryption with Elgamal keys, and calls
the result "DSA and Elgamal".  cryptlib also supports signing with DSA keys
and encryption with Elgamal keys.  You have my permission to call it "DSA and
Elgamal" too if it makes you feel any better :-).

Peter.


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