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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-01-17 14:53:27 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-01-17 14:53:54 +0100
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doc: Mention generation of ECDSA/Ed25519 keys when supported.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix archive): Mention ECDSA/Ed25519 as the
  default type of keys for libgcrypt >= 1.6.0.
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@@ -1438,8 +1438,10 @@ generate the key pair.
 
 The generated key pair is typically stored under @file{/etc/guix}, in
 @file{signing-key.pub} (public key) and @file{signing-key.sec} (private
-key, which must be kept secret.)  When @var{parameters} is omitted, it
-is a 4096-bit RSA key.  Alternately, @var{parameters} can specify
+key, which must be kept secret.)  When @var{parameters} is omitted,
+an ECDSA key using the Ed25519 curve is generated, or, for Libgcrypt
+versions before 1.6.0, it is a 4096-bit RSA key.
+Alternately, @var{parameters} can specify
 @code{genkey} parameters suitable for Libgcrypt (@pxref{General
 public-key related Functions, @code{gcry_pk_genkey},, gcrypt, The
 Libgcrypt Reference Manual}).