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Diffstat (limited to 'ssh-keygen.0')
-rw-r--r-- | ssh-keygen.0 | 40 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/ssh-keygen.0 b/ssh-keygen.0 index dd251e4bc..de651e9c4 100644 --- a/ssh-keygen.0 +++ b/ssh-keygen.0 | |||
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ DESCRIPTION | |||
33 | group exchange (DH-GEX). See the MODULI GENERATION section for details. | 33 | group exchange (DH-GEX). See the MODULI GENERATION section for details. |
34 | 34 | ||
35 | Normally each user wishing to use SSH with RSA or DSA authentication runs | 35 | Normally each user wishing to use SSH with RSA or DSA authentication runs |
36 | this once to create the authentication key in $HOME/.ssh/identity, | 36 | this once to create the authentication key in ~/.ssh/identity, |
37 | $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa or $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa. Additionally, the system admin- | 37 | ~/.ssh/id_dsa or ~/.ssh/id_rsa. Additionally, the system administrator |
38 | istrator may use this to generate host keys, as seen in /etc/rc. | 38 | may use this to generate host keys, as seen in /etc/rc. |
39 | 39 | ||
40 | Normally this program generates the key and asks for a file in which to | 40 | Normally this program generates the key and asks for a file in which to |
41 | store the private key. The public key is stored in a file with the same | 41 | store the private key. The public key is stored in a file with the same |
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ DESCRIPTION | |||
75 | 75 | ||
76 | -b bits | 76 | -b bits |
77 | Specifies the number of bits in the key to create. Minimum is | 77 | Specifies the number of bits in the key to create. Minimum is |
78 | 512 bits. Generally, 1024 bits is considered sufficient. The | 78 | 512 bits. Generally, 2048 bits is considered sufficient. The |
79 | default is 1024 bits. | 79 | default is 2048 bits. |
80 | 80 | ||
81 | -C comment | 81 | -C comment |
82 | Provides a new comment. | 82 | Provides a new comment. |
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ MODULI GENERATION | |||
217 | a connection share common moduli. | 217 | a connection share common moduli. |
218 | 218 | ||
219 | FILES | 219 | FILES |
220 | $HOME/.ssh/identity | 220 | ~/.ssh/identity |
221 | Contains the protocol version 1 RSA authentication identity of | 221 | Contains the protocol version 1 RSA authentication identity of |
222 | the user. This file should not be readable by anyone but the us- | 222 | the user. This file should not be readable by anyone but the us- |
223 | er. It is possible to specify a passphrase when generating the | 223 | er. It is possible to specify a passphrase when generating the |
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@ FILES | |||
226 | ssh-keygen but it is offered as the default file for the private | 226 | ssh-keygen but it is offered as the default file for the private |
227 | key. ssh(1) will read this file when a login attempt is made. | 227 | key. ssh(1) will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
228 | 228 | ||
229 | $HOME/.ssh/identity.pub | 229 | ~/.ssh/identity.pub |
230 | Contains the protocol version 1 RSA public key for authentica- | 230 | Contains the protocol version 1 RSA public key for authentica- |
231 | tion. The contents of this file should be added to | 231 | tion. The contents of this file should be added to |
232 | $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes | 232 | ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes to |
233 | to log in using RSA authentication. There is no need to keep the | 233 | log in using RSA authentication. There is no need to keep the |
234 | contents of this file secret. | 234 | contents of this file secret. |
235 | 235 | ||
236 | $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa | 236 | ~/.ssh/id_dsa |
237 | Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of | 237 | Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of |
238 | the user. This file should not be readable by anyone but the us- | 238 | the user. This file should not be readable by anyone but the us- |
239 | er. It is possible to specify a passphrase when generating the | 239 | er. It is possible to specify a passphrase when generating the |
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ FILES | |||
242 | ssh-keygen but it is offered as the default file for the private | 242 | ssh-keygen but it is offered as the default file for the private |
243 | key. ssh(1) will read this file when a login attempt is made. | 243 | key. ssh(1) will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
244 | 244 | ||
245 | $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa.pub | 245 | ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub |
246 | Contains the protocol version 2 DSA public key for authentica- | 246 | Contains the protocol version 2 DSA public key for authentica- |
247 | tion. The contents of this file should be added to | 247 | tion. The contents of this file should be added to |
248 | $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes | 248 | ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes to |
249 | to log in using public key authentication. There is no need to | 249 | log in using public key authentication. There is no need to keep |
250 | keep the contents of this file secret. | 250 | the contents of this file secret. |
251 | 251 | ||
252 | $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa | 252 | ~/.ssh/id_rsa |
253 | Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of | 253 | Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of |
254 | the user. This file should not be readable by anyone but the us- | 254 | the user. This file should not be readable by anyone but the us- |
255 | er. It is possible to specify a passphrase when generating the | 255 | er. It is possible to specify a passphrase when generating the |
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ FILES | |||
258 | ssh-keygen but it is offered as the default file for the private | 258 | ssh-keygen but it is offered as the default file for the private |
259 | key. ssh(1) will read this file when a login attempt is made. | 259 | key. ssh(1) will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
260 | 260 | ||
261 | $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | 261 | ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub |
262 | Contains the protocol version 2 RSA public key for authentica- | 262 | Contains the protocol version 2 RSA public key for authentica- |
263 | tion. The contents of this file should be added to | 263 | tion. The contents of this file should be added to |
264 | $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes | 264 | ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes to |
265 | to log in using public key authentication. There is no need to | 265 | log in using public key authentication. There is no need to keep |
266 | keep the contents of this file secret. | 266 | the contents of this file secret. |
267 | 267 | ||
268 | /etc/moduli | 268 | /etc/moduli |
269 | Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX. The file format | 269 | Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX. The file format |
@@ -282,4 +282,4 @@ AUTHORS | |||
282 | created OpenSSH. Markus Friedl contributed the support for SSH protocol | 282 | created OpenSSH. Markus Friedl contributed the support for SSH protocol |
283 | versions 1.5 and 2.0. | 283 | versions 1.5 and 2.0. |
284 | 284 | ||
285 | OpenBSD 3.7 September 25, 1999 5 | 285 | OpenBSD 3.8 September 25, 1999 5 |