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version 1.216, 2006/02/09 10:10:47

version 1.217, 2006/02/12 10:52:41

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Runs user's shell or command.

.El

.Sh AUTHORIZED_KEYS FILE FORMAT

.Pa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

is the default file that lists the public keys that are

permitted for RSA authentication in protocol version 1

and for public key authentication (PubkeyAuthentication)

in protocol version 2.

.Cm AuthorizedKeysFile

may be used to specify an alternative file.

specifies the file containing public keys for

.Pp

public key authentication;

if none is specified, the default is

.Pa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys .

Each line of the file contains one

key (empty lines and lines starting with a

.Ql #

are ignored as

comments).

Each RSA public key consists of the following fields, separated by

Protocol 1 public keys consist of the following space-separated fields:

spaces: options, bits, exponent, modulus, comment.

options, bits, exponent, modulus, comment.

Each protocol version 2 public key consists of:

Protocol 2 public key consist of:

options, keytype, base64 encoded key, comment.

options, keytype, base64-encoded key, comment.

The options field

The options field is optional;

is optional; its presence is determined by whether the line starts

its presence is determined by whether the line starts

with a number or not (the options field never starts with a number).

The bits, exponent, modulus and comment fields give the RSA key for

The bits, exponent, modulus, and comment fields give the RSA key for

protocol version 1; the

comment field is not used for anything (but may be convenient for the

user to identify the key).

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keys up to 16 kilobits.

You don't want to type them in; instead, copy the

.Pa identity.pub ,

.Pa id_dsa.pub

.Pa id_dsa.pub ,

or the

.Pa id_rsa.pub

file and edit it.