=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-keygen.1,v retrieving revision 1.53 retrieving revision 1.53.2.2 diff -u -r1.53 -r1.53.2.2 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-keygen.1 2002/02/16 14:53:37 1.53 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh-keygen.1 2003/04/03 22:35:17 1.53.2.2 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.53 2002/02/16 14:53:37 stevesk Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.53.2.2 2003/04/03 22:35:17 miod Exp $ .\" .\" -*- nroff -*- .\" @@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ .Nd authentication key generation, management and conversion .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm ssh-keygen +.Bk -words .Op Fl q .Op Fl b Ar bits .Fl t Ar type .Op Fl N Ar new_passphrase .Op Fl C Ar comment .Op Fl f Ar output_keyfile +.Ek .Nm ssh-keygen .Fl p .Op Fl P Ar old_passphrase @@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ generates, manages and converts authentication keys for .Xr ssh 1 . .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 is specified with the .Fl t @@ -147,8 +149,7 @@ .It Fl b Ar bits Specifies the number of bits in the key to create. Minimum is 512 bits. -Generally 1024 bits is considered sufficient, and key sizes -above that no longer improve security but make things slower. +Generally, 1024 bits is considered sufficient. The default is 1024 bits. .It Fl c Requests changing the comment in the private and public key files.