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I am interested in generating 8192 bit keys out of curiosity. I know that 4096 bit keys is the maximum key strength that is recommended, but I would like to know how to increase the size. I have tried to modify one of the file's in C and then compile it, but I failed and it did not work. The terminal would try to attempt to generate entropy, but it failed out after about a minute or so. Can someone please guide me how to make GPG key size larger than 4096?

I would appreciate any help. Once again, I understand this is not recommended, but I would really like to know how to do this. Cheers.

Jordan
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    "one of the files" - what files? – schroeder Dec 14 '15 at 04:21
  • Hi @schroeder, thanks for the reply. This is the file I modified: g10/keygen.c. I was following a guide on a blog post and tried to modify the line there, but it didn't work for me. Thanks again. – Jordan Dec 14 '15 at 04:24
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    Then it looks like a problem for the developer of that software. I'm not sure how we could help. – schroeder Dec 14 '15 at 04:26
  • Can you possibly link me to a guide that I could follow? I must be doing something wrong. I saw another post on this forum where the user followed the same instructions and was successful I believe. Thanks. – Jordan Dec 14 '15 at 04:32
  • @Jordan do you understand why it's not recommended ? – Romain Clair Dec 14 '15 at 09:45

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