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  Specifies the number of password prompts before giving up.
  The argument to this keyword must be an integer.
  The default is 3.
+ .It Cm ObscureKeystrokeTiming
+ Specifies whether
+ .Xr ssh 1
+ should try to obscure inter-keystroke timings from passive observers of
+ network traffic.
+ If enabled, then for interactive sessions,
+ .Xr ssh 1
+ will send keystrokes at fixed intervals of a few tens of milliseconds
+ and will send fake keystroke packets for some time after typing ceases.
+ The argument to this keyword must be
+ .Cm yes ,
+ .Cm no
+ or an interval specifier of the form
+ .Cm interval:milliseconds
+ (e.g.\&
+ .Cm interval:80 for 80 milliseconds).
+ The default is to obscure keystrokes using a 20ms packet interval.
+ Note that smaller intervals will result in higher fake keystroke packet rates.
  .It Cm PasswordAuthentication
  Specifies whether to use password authentication.
  The argument to this keyword must be