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  and
  .Cm sha256
  (the default).
+ .It Cm ForkAfterAuthentication
+ Requests
+ .Nm ssh
+ to go to background just before command execution.
+ This is useful if
+ .Nm ssh
+ is going to ask for passwords or passphrases, but the user
+ wants it in the background.
+ This implies the
+ .Cm StdinNull
+ configuration option being set to
+ .Dq yes .
+ The recommended way to start X11 programs at a remote site is with
+ something like
+ .Ic ssh -f host xterm ,
+ which is the same as
+ .Ic ssh host xterm
+ if the
+ .Cm ForkAfterAuthentication
+ configuration option is set to
+ .Dq yes .
+ .Pp
+ If the
+ .Cm ExitOnForwardFailure
+ configuration option is set to
+ .Dq yes ,
+ then a client started with the
+ .Cm ForkAfterAuthentication
+ configuration option being set to
+ .Dq yes
+ will wait for all remote port forwards to be successfully established
+ before placing itself in the background.
+ The argument to this keyword must be
+ .Cm yes
+ (same as the
+ .Fl f
+ option) or
+ .Cm no
+ (the default).
  .It Cm ForwardAgent
  Specifies whether the connection to the authentication agent (if any)
  will be forwarded to the remote machine.