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| Newer page: | version 6 | Last edited on Friday, September 19, 2003 4:07:07 pm | by MichaelHart | Revert |
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ssh-keygen - authentication key generation, management and
conversion
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__SYNOPSIS__
ssh-keygen [[-q] [[-b bits] [[-t type] [[-N new_passphrase] [[-C
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After a key is generated, instructions below detail where the keys should be placed to be activated.
-The options are as follows:
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The options are as follows:"
-b bits
Specifies the number of bits in the key to create.Minimum is 512 bits. Generally 1024 bits is consid-ered sufficient, and key sizes above that no longer improve security but make things slower. The defaultis 1024 bits.
