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In&nbsp;the&nbsp;generate_py&nbsp;function&nbsp;of&nbsp;lib/Crypto/PublicKey/_RSA.py&nbsp;,&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;appear&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;possible&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;the&nbsp;primes&nbsp;p&nbsp;and&nbsp;q&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;generated&nbsp;such&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;GCD(&nbsp;65537,&nbsp;(p-1)(q-1))&nbsp;!=&nbsp;1&nbsp;which&nbsp;would&nbsp;result&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;unusable&nbsp;key.&nbsp;If&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;can&nbsp;clarify&nbsp;this&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;greatly&nbsp;appreciated.&lt;br&gt;<br>
&lt;br&gt;Thanks,&lt;br&gt;Anthony&nbsp;Honstain&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br>

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