diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1 | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1 b/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1 index 5454d00..ab16bcd 100644 --- a/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1 +++ b/crypto/openssh/ssh-keygen.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.69 2005/06/08 03:50:00 djm Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.72 2005/11/28 05:16:53 dtucker Exp $ .\" .\" -*- nroff -*- .\" @@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ keys for use by SSH protocol version 2. The type of key to be generated is specified with the .Fl t option. +If invoked without any arguments, +.Nm +will generate an RSA key for use in SSH protocol 2 connections. .Pp .Nm is also used to generate groups for use in Diffie-Hellman group @@ -187,9 +190,9 @@ command. Show the bubblebabble digest of specified private or public key file. .It Fl b Ar bits Specifies the number of bits in the key to create. -Minimum is 512 bits. +For RSA keys, the minimum size is 768 bits and the default is 2048 bits. Generally, 2048 bits is considered sufficient. -The default is 2048 bits. +DSA keys must be exactly 1024 bits as specified by FIPS 186-2. .It Fl C Ar comment Provides a new comment. .It Fl c |
