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version 1.53, 2002/02/16 14:53:37 version 1.53.2.2, 2003/04/03 22:35:17
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 .Nd authentication key generation, management and conversion  .Nd authentication key generation, management and conversion
 .Sh SYNOPSIS  .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm ssh-keygen  .Nm ssh-keygen
   .Bk -words
 .Op Fl q  .Op Fl q
 .Op Fl b Ar bits  .Op Fl b Ar bits
 .Fl t Ar type  .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
   .Ek
 .Nm ssh-keygen  .Nm ssh-keygen
 .Fl p  .Fl p
 .Op Fl P Ar old_passphrase  .Op Fl P Ar old_passphrase
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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  can create RSA keys for use by SSH protocol version 1 and RSA or DSA
 keys for use by SSH protocol version 2. The type of key to be generated  keys for use by SSH protocol version 2. The type of key to be generated
 is specified with the  is specified with the
 .Fl t  .Fl t
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 .It Fl b Ar bits  .It Fl b Ar bits
 Specifies the number of bits in the key to create.  Specifies the number of bits in the key to create.
 Minimum is 512 bits.  Minimum is 512 bits.
 Generally 1024 bits is considered sufficient, and key sizes  Generally, 1024 bits is considered sufficient.
 above that no longer improve security but make things slower.  
 The default is 1024 bits.  The default is 1024 bits.
 .It Fl c  .It Fl c
 Requests changing the comment in the private and public key files.  Requests changing the comment in the private and public key files.
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