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version 1.305, 2019/11/07 08:38:38 |
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Public keys consist of the following space-separated fields: |
Public keys consist of the following space-separated fields: |
options, keytype, base64-encoded key, comment. |
options, keytype, base64-encoded key, comment. |
The options field is optional. |
The options field is optional. |
The keytype is |
The supported key types are: |
.Dq ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 , |
.Pp |
.Dq ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 , |
.Bl -item -compact -offset indent |
.Dq ecdsa-sha2-nistp521 , |
.It |
.Dq ssh-ed25519 , |
sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com |
.Dq ssh-dss |
.It |
or |
ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 |
.Dq ssh-rsa ; |
.It |
the comment field is not used for anything (but may be convenient for the |
ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 |
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.It |
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ecdsa-sha2-nistp521 |
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.It |
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ssh-ed25519 |
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.It |
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ssh-dss |
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.It |
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ssh-rsa |
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.El |
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.Pp |
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The comment field is not used for anything (but may be convenient for the |
user to identify the key). |
user to identify the key). |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Note that lines in this file can be several hundred bytes long |
Note that lines in this file can be several hundred bytes long |
(because of the size of the public key encoding) up to a limit of |
(because of the size of the public key encoding) up to a limit of |
8 kilobytes, which permits DSA keys up to 8 kilobits and RSA |
8 kilobytes, which permits RSA keys up to 16 kilobits. |
keys up to 16 kilobits. |
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You don't want to type them in; instead, copy the |
You don't want to type them in; instead, copy the |
.Pa id_dsa.pub , |
.Pa id_dsa.pub , |
.Pa id_ecdsa.pub , |
.Pa id_ecdsa.pub , |
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.Pa id_ecdsa_sk.pub , |
.Pa id_ed25519.pub , |
.Pa id_ed25519.pub , |
or the |
or the |
.Pa id_rsa.pub |
.Pa id_rsa.pub |