=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-keygen.1,v retrieving revision 1.24 retrieving revision 1.25 diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-keygen.1 2000/11/10 05:10:40 1.24 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-keygen.1 2000/11/12 19:50:38 1.25 @@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ .Nd authentication key generation .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm ssh-keygen -.Op Fl dq +.Op Fl q .Op Fl b Ar bits +.Op Fl t Ar type .Op Fl N Ar new_passphrase .Op Fl C Ar comment .Op Fl f Ar output_keyfile @@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ .Nm defaults to generating an RSA key for use by protocols 1.3 and 1.5; specifying the -.Fl d -flag will create a DSA key instead for use by protocol 2.0. +.Fl t +allows you to create a key for use by protocol 2.0. .Pp Normally each user wishing to use SSH with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication @@ -154,6 +155,17 @@ Used by .Pa /etc/rc when creating a new key. +.It Fl t Ar type +Specifies the type of the key to create. +The possible values are +.Dq rsa1 +for protocol version 1 and +.Dq rsa +or +.Dq dsa +for protocol version 2. +The default is +.Dq rsa . .It Fl C Ar comment Provides the new comment. .It Fl N Ar new_passphrase @@ -173,7 +185,7 @@ print an OpenSSH compatible private (or public) key to stdout. .It Fl y This option will read a private -OpenSSH DSA format file and print an OpenSSH DSA public key to stdout. +OpenSSH format file and print an OpenSSH public key to stdout. .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width Ds @@ -211,7 +223,7 @@ The contents of this file should be added to .Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys2 on all machines -where you wish to log in using DSA authentication. +where you wish to log in using public key authentication. There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. .El .Sh AUTHORS