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version 1.49.2.3, 2002/06/22 07:23:18 version 1.50, 2001/10/25 21:14:32
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 .Nm ssh-keygen  .Nm ssh-keygen
 .Op Fl q  .Op Fl q
 .Op Fl b Ar bits  .Op Fl b Ar bits
 .Fl t Ar type  .Op Fl t Ar type
 .Op Fl N Ar new_passphrase  .Op Fl N Ar new_passphrase
 .Op Fl C Ar comment  .Op Fl C Ar comment
 .Op Fl f Ar output_keyfile  .Op Fl f Ar output_keyfile
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 generates, manages and converts authentication keys for  generates, manages and converts authentication keys for
 .Xr ssh 1 .  .Xr ssh 1 .
 .Nm  .Nm
 can create RSA keys for use by SSH protocol version 1 and RSA or DSA  defaults to generating a RSA1 key for use by SSH protocol version 1.
 keys for use by SSH protocol version 2. The type of key to be generated  Specifying the
 is specified with the  
 .Fl t  .Fl t
 option.  option instead creates a key for use by SSH protocol version 2.
 .Pp  .Pp
 Normally each user wishing to use SSH  Normally each user wishing to use SSH
 with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication  with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication
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 The passphrase may be empty to indicate no passphrase  The passphrase may be empty to indicate no passphrase
 (host keys must have an empty passphrase), or it may be a string of  (host keys must have an empty passphrase), or it may be a string of
 arbitrary length.  arbitrary length.
 A passphrase is similar to a password, except it can be a phrase with a  Good passphrases are 10-30 characters long and are
 series of words, punctuation, numbers, whitespace, or any string of  
 characters you want.  
 Good passphrases are 10-30 characters long, are  
 not simple sentences or otherwise easily guessable (English  not simple sentences or otherwise easily guessable (English
 prose has only 1-2 bits of entropy per character, and provides very bad  prose has only 1-2 bits of entropy per character, and provides very bad
 passphrases), and contain a mix of upper and lowercase letters,  passphrases).
 numbers, and non-alphanumeric characters.  
 The passphrase can be changed later by using the  The passphrase can be changed later by using the
 .Fl p  .Fl p
 option.  option.
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 or  or
 .Dq dsa  .Dq dsa
 for protocol version 2.  for protocol version 2.
   The default is
   .Dq rsa1 .
 .It Fl B  .It Fl B
 Show the bubblebabble digest of specified private or public key file.  Show the bubblebabble digest of specified private or public key file.
 .It Fl C Ar comment  .It Fl C Ar comment
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