=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-agent.1,v retrieving revision 1.12 retrieving revision 1.12.2.1 diff -u -r1.12 -r1.12.2.1 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-agent.1 2000/05/03 18:04:39 1.12 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-agent.1 2000/09/01 18:23:23 1.12.2.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.12 2000/05/03 18:04:39 markus Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.12.2.1 2000/09/01 18:23:23 jason Exp $ .\" .\" -*- nroff -*- .\" @@ -27,14 +27,15 @@ .Oc .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm -is a program to hold private keys used for RSA authentication. +is a program to hold private keys used for public key authentication +(RSA, DSA). The idea is that .Nm is started in the beginning of an X-session or a login session, and all other windows or programs are started as clients to the ssh-agent program. Through use of environment variables the agent can be located -and automatically used for RSA authentication when logging in to other +and automatically used for authentication when logging in to other machines using .Xr ssh 1 . .Pp @@ -128,11 +129,14 @@ but is normally added to the agent using .Xr ssh-add 1 at login time. -.It Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXX/agent. , +.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa +Contains the DSA authentication identity of the user. +.Pq Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXX/agent. , Unix-domain sockets used to contain the connection to the authentication agent. These sockets should only be readable by the owner. The sockets should get automatically removed when the agent exits. +.El .Sh AUTHOR Tatu Ylonen .Pp @@ -159,10 +163,6 @@ supports one-time password authentication with .Xr skey 1 . .El -.Pp -The libraries described in -.Xr ssl 8 -are required for proper operation. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ssh 1 , .Xr ssh-add 1 ,