feat(debian): use explicit, stronger defaults for newly generated repo signing keys #36236
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This PR updates Debian repository signing key generation to use explicit RSA-4096 defaults and to embed the creation time in the OpenPGP UID for newly created keys.
Rationale
Repository signing keys are typically long-lived. Since there is currently no built-in key rotation mechanism, the initial key parameters effectively persist for years.
At the moment, those parameters are implicitly derived from OpenPGP library defaults, which makes the effective crypto policy indirect and potentially subject to upstream library changes.
This change makes the defaults explicit and slightly more future-proof, without affecting existing repositories.
Changes
For newly generated Debian repository keys only:
Add a UTC creation timestamp to the key comment
Generate keys with an explicit
packet.Config:Compatibility
Verification
The change was verified by generating a fresh keypair and validating
InReleasesignatures viagpg --verify.Repositories using existing keys continue to work unchanged.
The diff is intentionally small and isolated to key generation only.