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@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ key in
176.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 176.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
177or 177or
178.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa . 178.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa .
179Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys, 179Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys.
180as seen in
181.Pa /etc/rc .
182.Pp 180.Pp
183Normally this program generates the key and asks for a file in which 181Normally this program generates the key and asks for a file in which
184to store the private key. 182to store the private key.
@@ -229,9 +227,7 @@ If
229.Fl f 227.Fl f
230has also been specified, its argument is used as a prefix to the 228has also been specified, its argument is used as a prefix to the
231default path for the resulting host key files. 229default path for the resulting host key files.
232This is used by 230This is used by system administration scripts to generate new host keys.
233.Pa /etc/rc
234to generate new host keys.
235.It Fl a Ar rounds 231.It Fl a Ar rounds
236When saving a private key this option specifies the number of KDF 232When saving a private key this option specifies the number of KDF
237(key derivation function) rounds used. 233(key derivation function) rounds used.
@@ -677,7 +673,7 @@ option.
677Valid generator values are 2, 3, and 5. 673Valid generator values are 2, 3, and 5.
678.Pp 674.Pp
679Screened DH groups may be installed in 675Screened DH groups may be installed in
680.Pa /etc/moduli . 676.Pa /etc/ssh/moduli .
681It is important that this file contains moduli of a range of bit lengths and 677It is important that this file contains moduli of a range of bit lengths and
682that both ends of a connection share common moduli. 678that both ends of a connection share common moduli.
683.Sh CERTIFICATES 679.Sh CERTIFICATES
@@ -864,7 +860,7 @@ on all machines
864where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication. 860where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication.
865There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. 861There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret.
866.Pp 862.Pp
867.It Pa /etc/moduli 863.It Pa /etc/ssh/moduli
868Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX. 864Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX.
869The file format is described in 865The file format is described in
870.Xr moduli 5 . 866.Xr moduli 5 .