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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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Ludovic Courtès 2015-01-17 14:53:27 +01:00
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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}).