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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 01:26:58 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 01:26:58 +0000 |
commit | 999ae6be3243c7b4a815247199447b53c39a3d65 (patch) | |
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Adding upstream version 1:7.9p1.upstream/1%7.9p1upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/ssh-keysign.0 b/ssh-keysign.0 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db4355d --- /dev/null +++ b/ssh-keysign.0 @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +SSH-KEYSIGN(8) System Manager's Manual SSH-KEYSIGN(8) + +NAME + ssh-keysign M-bM-^@M-^S ssh helper program for host-based authentication + +SYNOPSIS + ssh-keysign + +DESCRIPTION + ssh-keysign is used by ssh(1) to access the local host keys and generate + the digital signature required during host-based authentication. + + ssh-keysign is disabled by default and can only be enabled in the global + client configuration file /etc/ssh/ssh_config by setting EnableSSHKeysign + to M-bM-^@M-^\yesM-bM-^@M-^]. + + ssh-keysign is not intended to be invoked by the user, but from ssh(1). + See ssh(1) and sshd(8) for more information about host-based + authentication. + +FILES + /etc/ssh/ssh_config + Controls whether ssh-keysign is enabled. + + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key + These files contain the private parts of the host keys used to + generate the digital signature. They should be owned by root, + readable only by root, and not accessible to others. Since they + are readable only by root, ssh-keysign must be set-uid root if + host-based authentication is used. + + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key-cert.pub + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key-cert.pub + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key-cert.pub + /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key-cert.pub + If these files exist they are assumed to contain public + certificate information corresponding with the private keys + above. + +SEE ALSO + ssh(1), ssh-keygen(1), ssh_config(5), sshd(8) + +HISTORY + ssh-keysign first appeared in OpenBSD 3.2. + +AUTHORS + Markus Friedl <markus@openbsd.org> + +OpenBSD 6.4 February 17, 2016 OpenBSD 6.4 |