Bug 1862

Summary:	document ECDSA within the "-b" option of the ssh-keygen manpage
Product:	Portable OpenSSH	Reporter:	Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo>
Component:	Documentation	Assignee:	Assigned to nobody <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	CLOSED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	djm
Priority:	P2
Version:	5.8p1
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	1845

Description Christoph Anton Mitterer 2011-02-20 04:08:25 AEDT

Hi.

ssh-keygen(1)'s description of the "-b" options should also document the valid parameters for ECDSA keys (namely the curves).


Cheers,
Chris.

Comment 1 Damien Miller 2011-04-13 14:10:43 AEST

good point, the text now reads:

> For ECDSA keys, the -b flag determines they key 
> length by selecting from one of three elliptic 
> curve sizes: 256, 384 or 521 bits.  Attempting 
> to use bit lengths other than these three values 
> for ECDSA keys will fail.

Comment 2 Damien Miller 2011-09-06 15:32:57 AEST

close resolved bugs now that openssh-5.9 has been released