...Best PGP configuration

From: Normand Martel (ve2um@colba.net)
Date: 02/05/03 

From: "Normand Martel" <ve2um@colba.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 23:38:48 -0500

Hi...

After downloading latest version of PGP (8.0), i saw that the soft gave five
choices for symmetric cypher, which are: AES (Raendael with ker length up to
256 bits), CAST, 3-DES, IDEA and Twofish.

My question is simple: In security terms, which one is the best? and which
one (if applicable) should be avoided?

Also, in the soft' s options, there is a "faster key generation" checked box
in the options. Question again: In security terms, what should i do? By
using the faster ke generation, do i threat the key's security??

Finally, if you know a good FAQ about PGP, please let me know...

Reginald Roy
Montreal, Canada

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