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version 1.97, 2001/03/02 06:21:01

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.Nm sshd .

This file should be writable by root only, but it is recommended

(though not necessary) that it be world-readable.

.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key

.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key, /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key, /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key

Contains the private part of the host key.

These three files contain the private parts of the

This file should only be owned by root, readable only by root, and not

(SSH1, SSH2 DSA, and SSH2 RSA) host keys.

These files should only be owned by root, readable only by root, and not

accessible to others.

Note that

.Nm

does not start if this file is group/world-accessible.

.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key.pub

.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key.pub, /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub, /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub

Contains the public part of the host key.

There three files contain the public parts of the

This file should be world-readable but writable only by

(SSH1, SSH2 DSA, and SSH2 RSA) host keys.

These files should be world-readable but writable only by

root.

Its contents should match the private part.

Their contents should match the respective private parts.

This file is not

These files are not

really used for anything; it is only provided for the convenience of

really used for anything; they are provided for the convenience of

the user so its contents can be copied to known hosts files.

the user so their contents can be copied to known hosts files.

These two files are created using

These files are created using

.Xr ssh-keygen 1 .

.It Pa /etc/primes

Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for the "Diffie-Hellman Group Exchange".