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1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.130 2016/02/17 07:38:19 jmc Exp $ 1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.133 2016/06/16 06:10:45 jmc Exp $
2.\" 2.\"
3.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi> 3.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
4.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland 4.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
35.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 35.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
36.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 36.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
37.\" 37.\"
38.Dd $Mdocdate: February 17 2016 $ 38.Dd $Mdocdate: June 16 2016 $
39.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1 39.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1
40.Os 40.Os
41.Sh NAME 41.Sh NAME
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ There is no way to recover a lost passphrase.
205If the passphrase is lost or forgotten, a new key must be generated 205If the passphrase is lost or forgotten, a new key must be generated
206and the corresponding public key copied to other machines. 206and the corresponding public key copied to other machines.
207.Pp 207.Pp
208For RSA1 keys, 208For RSA1 keys and keys stored in the newer OpenSSH format,
209there is also a comment field in the key file that is only for 209there is also a comment field in the key file that is only for
210convenience to the user to help identify the key. 210convenience to the user to help identify the key.
211The comment can tell what the key is for, or whatever is useful. 211The comment can tell what the key is for, or whatever is useful.
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ flag will be ignored.
260Provides a new comment. 260Provides a new comment.
261.It Fl c 261.It Fl c
262Requests changing the comment in the private and public key files. 262Requests changing the comment in the private and public key files.
263This operation is only supported for RSA1 keys. 263This operation is only supported for RSA1 keys and keys stored in the
264newer OpenSSH format.
264The program will prompt for the file containing the private keys, for 265The program will prompt for the file containing the private keys, for
265the passphrase if the key has one, and for the new comment. 266the passphrase if the key has one, and for the new comment.
266.It Fl D Ar pkcs11 267.It Fl D Ar pkcs11
@@ -385,7 +386,8 @@ For RSA and DSA keys
385tries to find the matching public key file and prints its fingerprint. 386tries to find the matching public key file and prints its fingerprint.
386If combined with 387If combined with
387.Fl v , 388.Fl v ,
388an ASCII art representation of the key is supplied with the fingerprint. 389a visual ASCII art representation of the key is supplied with the
390fingerprint.
389.It Fl M Ar memory 391.It Fl M Ar memory
390Specify the amount of memory to use (in megabytes) when generating 392Specify the amount of memory to use (in megabytes) when generating
391candidate moduli for DH-GEX. 393candidate moduli for DH-GEX.