1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/key.c b/key.c
index 2ea13d27d..484b97f67 100644
--- a/key.c
+++ b/key.c
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ key_type_from_name(char *name)
                 return KEY_RSA;
         } else if (strcmp(name, "ssh-dss") == 0) {
                 return KEY_DSA;
+        } else if (strcmp(name, "null") == 0) {
+                return KEY_NULL;
         }
         debug2("key_type_from_name: unknown key type '%s'", name);
         return KEY_UNSPEC;