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authorDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2010-08-31 22:41:14 +1000
committerDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2010-08-31 22:41:14 +1000
commiteb8b60e320cdade9f4c07e2abacfb92c52e01348 (patch)
tree4e5bc25790566402e5b7ae00cefd2c57e867ef09 /ssh-keygen.1
parentda108ece6843f1268aa36d7c8ed0030dc53acd15 (diff)
- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2010/08/31 11:54:45
[PROTOCOL PROTOCOL.agent PROTOCOL.certkeys auth2-jpake.c authfd.c] [authfile.c buffer.h dns.c kex.c kex.h key.c key.h monitor.c] [monitor_wrap.c myproposal.h packet.c packet.h pathnames.h readconf.c] [ssh-add.1 ssh-add.c ssh-agent.1 ssh-agent.c ssh-keygen.1 ssh-keygen.c] [ssh-keyscan.1 ssh-keyscan.c ssh-keysign.8 ssh.1 ssh.c ssh2.h] [ssh_config.5 sshconnect.c sshconnect2.c sshd.8 sshd.c sshd_config.5] [uuencode.c uuencode.h bufec.c kexecdh.c kexecdhc.c kexecdhs.c ssh-ecdsa.c] Implement Elliptic Curve Cryptography modes for key exchange (ECDH) and host/user keys (ECDSA) as specified by RFC5656. ECDH and ECDSA offer better performance than plain DH and DSA at the same equivalent symmetric key length, as well as much shorter keys. Only the mandatory sections of RFC5656 are implemented, specifically the three REQUIRED curves nistp256, nistp384 and nistp521 and only ECDH and ECDSA. Point compression (optional in RFC5656 is NOT implemented). Certificate host and user keys using the new ECDSA key types are supported. Note that this code has not been tested for interoperability and may be subject to change. feedback and ok markus@
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.98 2010/08/04 06:07:11 djm Exp $ 1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.99 2010/08/31 11:54:45 djm Exp $
2.\" 2.\"
3.\" -*- nroff -*- 3.\" -*- nroff -*-
4.\" 4.\"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
37.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 37.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
38.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 38.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
39.\" 39.\"
40.Dd $Mdocdate: August 4 2010 $ 40.Dd $Mdocdate: August 31 2010 $
41.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1 41.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1
42.Os 42.Os
43.Sh NAME 43.Sh NAME
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
125generates, manages and converts authentication keys for 125generates, manages and converts authentication keys for
126.Xr ssh 1 . 126.Xr ssh 1 .
127.Nm 127.Nm
128can create RSA keys for use by SSH protocol version 1 and RSA or DSA 128can create RSA keys for use by SSH protocol version 1 and RSA, DSA or ECDSA
129keys for use by SSH protocol version 2. 129keys for use by SSH protocol version 2.
130The type of key to be generated is specified with the 130The type of key to be generated is specified with the
131.Fl t 131.Fl t
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ See the
142section for details. 142section for details.
143.Pp 143.Pp
144Normally each user wishing to use SSH 144Normally each user wishing to use SSH
145with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication 145with public key authentication runs this once to create the authentication
146key in 146key in
147.Pa ~/.ssh/identity , 147.Pa ~/.ssh/identity ,
148.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa ,
148.Pa ~/.ssh/id_dsa 149.Pa ~/.ssh/id_dsa
149or 150or
150.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa . 151.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa .