> >>> Ronald Klop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/14/08 10:34 AM >>> > >> I'm not quite sure right now why you're using rsa keys. I'm always using > >> dsa keys (ssh-keygen -t dsa). It comes to my mind, that rsa keys are for > >> ssh version 1, while dsa keys are for ssh version 2. > >> But I could be wrong here ;) > >> No man ssh handy right now, sorry. > > > > If that's true, then I believe I will start using the dsa ones! I think > > I chose rsa because the FreeBSD manual indicated I could use either and > > I could only find settings for enabling rsa in sshd_config on the remote > > servers, but I'll look again... > > This story about rsa and dsa is not true. > Rsa wasn't free (patents or something else) until a few years ago. So > everybody used dsa. But since quite some time it doesn't matter what you > use. I don't know about advantages of one above the other. In daily use > they are the same. > > Ronald.
Thanks for more info. Maybe some people think that because of the following lines in sshd.config? # HostKey for protocol version 1 #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key # HostKeys for protocol version 2 #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key Although the 2nd line *doesn't* read "#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key", maybe people are associating dsa with protocol 2 because of the 3rd and 4th lines? _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
