=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8,v retrieving revision 1.188 retrieving revision 1.189 diff -u -r1.188 -r1.189 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 2002/08/12 17:30:35 1.188 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 2002/08/21 11:20:59 1.189 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.188 2002/08/12 17:30:35 stevesk Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.189 2002/08/21 11:20:59 espie Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSHD 8 .Os @@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ spaces: options, bits, exponent, modulus, comment. Each protocol version 2 public key consists of: options, keytype, base64 encoded key, comment. -The options fields -are optional; its presence is determined by whether the line starts -with a number or not (the option field never starts with a number). +The options field +is optional; 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 protocol version 1; the comment field is not used for anything (but may be convenient for the @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ .Dq ssh-rsa . .Pp Note that lines in this file are usually several hundred bytes long -(because of the size of the RSA key modulus). +(because of the size of the public key encoding). You don't want to type them in; instead, copy the .Pa identity.pub , .Pa id_dsa.pub @@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ that option keywords are case-insensitive): .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Cm from="pattern-list" -Specifies that in addition to RSA authentication, the canonical name +Specifies that in addition to public key authentication, the canonical name of the remote host must be present in the comma-separated list of patterns .Pf ( Ql * @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ .Ql ! ; if the canonical host name matches a negated pattern, the key is not accepted. The purpose -of this option is to optionally increase security: RSA authentication +of this option is to optionally increase security: public key authentication by itself does not trust the network or name servers or anything (but the key); however, if somebody somehow steals the key, the key permits an intruder to log in from anywhere in the world. @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ .Cm no-pty . A quote may be included in the command by quoting it with a backslash. This option might be useful -to restrict certain RSA keys to perform just a specific operation. +to restrict certain public keys to perform just a specific operation. An example might be a key that permits remote backups but nothing else. Note that the client may specify TCP/IP and/or X11 forwarding unless they are explicitly prohibited.