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authorDarren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au>2011-08-07 23:10:11 +1000
committerDarren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au>2011-08-07 23:10:11 +1000
commitf279474f1b81c194e29aea2e2da0872bda85e703 (patch)
tree81ef5c40aa5d41ee6ab5ea499b2a74c46e05586f /moduli.5
parent578451ddda0f591b5186f005253af4c9f78c3321 (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@
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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
23The 23The
24.Pa /etc/moduli 24.Pa /etc/moduli
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ A second
39pass, using 39pass, using
40.Ic ssh-keygen -T , 40.Ic ssh-keygen -T ,
41provides a high degree of assurance that the numbers are prime and are 41provides a high degree of assurance that the numbers are prime and are
42safe for use in Diffie Hellman operations by 42safe for use in Diffie-Hellman operations by
43.Xr sshd 8 . 43.Xr sshd 8 .
44This 44This
45.Nm 45.Nm
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ The recommended generator for use with this modulus (hexadecimal).
104The modulus itself in hexadecimal. 104The modulus itself in hexadecimal.
105.El 105.El
106.Pp 106.Pp
107When performing Diffie Hellman Group Exchange, 107When performing Diffie-Hellman Group Exchange,
108.Xr sshd 8 108.Xr sshd 8
109first estimates the size of the modulus required to produce enough 109first estimates the size of the modulus required to produce enough
110Diffie Hellman output to sufficiently key the selected symmetric cipher. 110Diffie-Hellman output to sufficiently key the selected symmetric cipher.
111.Xr sshd 8 111.Xr sshd 8
112then randomly selects a modulus from 112then randomly selects a modulus from
113.Fa /etc/moduli 113.Fa /etc/moduli