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diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
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@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
.\" (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: ssh_config.5,v 1.394 2024/02/21 06:01:13 djm Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: February 21 2024 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.396 2024/06/17 08:30:29 djm Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: June 17 2024 $
.Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ section and environment variables as described in the
.Sx ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
section.
.It Cm IdentityFile
-Specifies a file from which the user's DSA, ECDSA, authenticator-hosted ECDSA,
+Specifies a file from which the user's ECDSA, authenticator-hosted ECDSA,
Ed25519, authenticator-hosted Ed25519 or RSA authentication identity is read.
You can also specify a public key file to use the corresponding
private key that is loaded in
@@ -1124,10 +1124,9 @@ The default is
.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa ,
.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa ,
.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk ,
-.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ,
-.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk
+.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
and
-.Pa ~/.ssh/id_dsa .
+.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk .
Additionally, any identities represented by the authentication agent
will be used for authentication unless
.Cm IdentitiesOnly
@@ -1261,8 +1260,12 @@ it may be zero or more of:
and
.Cm pam .
.It Cm KexAlgorithms
-Specifies the available KEX (Key Exchange) algorithms.
+Specifies the permitted KEX (Key Exchange) algorithms that will be used and
+their preference order.
+The selected algorithm will the the first algorithm in this list that
+the server also supports.
Multiple algorithms must be comma-separated.
+.Pp
If the specified list begins with a
.Sq +
character, then the specified algorithms will be appended to the default set
@@ -1275,6 +1278,7 @@ If the specified list begins with a
.Sq ^
character, then the specified algorithms will be placed at the head of the
default set.
+.Pp
The default is:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,
@@ -1286,7 +1290,7 @@ diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,
diffie-hellman-group14-sha256
.Ed
.Pp
-The list of available key exchange algorithms may also be obtained using
+The list of supported key exchange algorithms may also be obtained using
.Qq ssh -Q kex .
.It Cm KnownHostsCommand
Specifies a command to use to obtain a list of host keys, in addition to