Bug 1862 - document ECDSA within the "-b" option of the ssh-keygen manpage
Summary: document ECDSA within the "-b" option of the ssh-keygen manpage
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Portable OpenSSH
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Documentation (show other bugs)
Version: 5.8p1
Hardware: All All
: P2 enhancement
Assignee: Assigned to nobody
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Blocks: V_5_9
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Reported: 2011-02-20 04:08 AEDT by Christoph Anton Mitterer
Modified: 2011-09-06 15:32 AEST (History)
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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