Re: [gnu.org #1734522] Information about supported GPG key algorithms for signing ftp.gnu.org uploads

[Ian Kelling]

Ineiev <ineiev@gnu.org> writes:

> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
> Hello, GNU standard maintainers!
>
> I'm forwarding this request to you; please do the right thing.
>
> Thank you!
>
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 02:55:42PM -0400, Andrew Engelbrecht via RT wrote:
>> Wed Jun 23 14:55:41 2021: Request 1734522 was acted upon.
>> Transaction: Ticket created by andrew
>>        Queue: webmasters
>>      Subject: Information about supported GPG key algorithms for signing
>>  ftp.gnu.org uploads
>>        Owner: Nobody
>>   Requestors: andrew@fsf.org
>>          CCs: 
>>       Status: new
>>  Ticket <URL: https://rt.gnu.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1734522 >
>> 
>> 
>> Hello GNU webmasters,
>> 
>> Could you please forward this request to whoever maintains the following 
>> page on gnu.org?
>> 
>> https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Automated-Upload-Registration
>> 
>> I would like for that page to say that the currently supported GPG key 
>> formats for ftp.gnu.org are RSA, DSA and ElGamal, and that we hope to 
>> support more soon. For the time being, newly created keys for uploading to 
>> ftp.gnu.org should ideally be 4096 bit RSA.
>> 
>> Thanks, : )
>> Andrew

This didn't get done, but there is no need to say it anymore. We support
modern keys now (gpg 2.2.4).