diff options
author | Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au> | 2011-08-07 23:10:11 +1000 |
---|---|---|
committer | Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au> | 2011-08-07 23:10:11 +1000 |
commit | f279474f1b81c194e29aea2e2da0872bda85e703 (patch) | |
tree | 81ef5c40aa5d41ee6ab5ea499b2a74c46e05586f /moduli.5 | |
parent | 578451ddda0f591b5186f005253af4c9f78c3321 (diff) |
- sobrado@cvs.openbsd.org 2009/10/28 08:56:54
[moduli.5]
"Diffie-Hellman" is the usual spelling for the cryptographic protocol
first published by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman in 1976.
ok jmc@
Diffstat (limited to 'moduli.5')
-rw-r--r-- | moduli.5 | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ | |||
1 | .\" $OpenBSD: moduli.5,v 1.13 2008/06/26 06:59:39 jmc Exp $ | 1 | .\" $OpenBSD: moduli.5,v 1.14 2009/10/28 08:56:54 sobrado Exp $ |
2 | .\" | 2 | .\" |
3 | .\" Copyright (c) 2008 Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> | 3 | .\" Copyright (c) 2008 Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> |
4 | .\" | 4 | .\" |
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ | |||
13 | .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN | 13 | .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN |
14 | .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF | 14 | .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF |
15 | .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. | 15 | .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. |
16 | .Dd $Mdocdate: June 26 2008 $ | 16 | .Dd $Mdocdate: October 28 2009 $ |
17 | .Dt MODULI 5 | 17 | .Dt MODULI 5 |
18 | .Os | 18 | .Os |
19 | .Sh NAME | 19 | .Sh NAME |
20 | .Nm moduli | 20 | .Nm moduli |
21 | .Nd Diffie Hellman moduli | 21 | .Nd Diffie-Hellman moduli |
22 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | 22 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
23 | The | 23 | The |
24 | .Pa /etc/moduli | 24 | .Pa /etc/moduli |
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ A second | |||
39 | pass, using | 39 | pass, using |
40 | .Ic ssh-keygen -T , | 40 | .Ic ssh-keygen -T , |
41 | provides a high degree of assurance that the numbers are prime and are | 41 | provides a high degree of assurance that the numbers are prime and are |
42 | safe for use in Diffie Hellman operations by | 42 | safe for use in Diffie-Hellman operations by |
43 | .Xr sshd 8 . | 43 | .Xr sshd 8 . |
44 | This | 44 | This |
45 | .Nm | 45 | .Nm |
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ The recommended generator for use with this modulus (hexadecimal). | |||
104 | The modulus itself in hexadecimal. | 104 | The modulus itself in hexadecimal. |
105 | .El | 105 | .El |
106 | .Pp | 106 | .Pp |
107 | When performing Diffie Hellman Group Exchange, | 107 | When performing Diffie-Hellman Group Exchange, |
108 | .Xr sshd 8 | 108 | .Xr sshd 8 |
109 | first estimates the size of the modulus required to produce enough | 109 | first estimates the size of the modulus required to produce enough |
110 | Diffie Hellman output to sufficiently key the selected symmetric cipher. | 110 | Diffie-Hellman output to sufficiently key the selected symmetric cipher. |
111 | .Xr sshd 8 | 111 | .Xr sshd 8 |
112 | then randomly selects a modulus from | 112 | then randomly selects a modulus from |
113 | .Fa /etc/moduli | 113 | .Fa /etc/moduli |