Re: RSA or DSA

From: Greg Norris (haphazard_at_kc.rr.com)
Date: 02/21/04

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To: "'secureshell@securityfocus.com'" <secureshell@securityfocus.com>

    On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 10:44:03AM +0100, Miller Alan wrote:
    > In the past I've always used DSA keys instead of RSA, but
    > now I can't remember why I decided that way.
    >
    > Is one "better" than the other?
    > Are there any trade-offs invloved in using one or the other?

    The PuTTY authors recommend using RSA, although both types are
    supported these days.

       http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/faq.html#A.8.3

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