OpenSSH Features
Serverwide Configuration
KeyRegenerationInterval
(or sshd -k)Set the number of seconds between generations of the SSH-1 server key. This temporary key is used only for SSH-1 connections. The default is 3600 seconds (1 hour), and a value of zero disables regeneration.
RhostsRSAAuthentication
Permit or deny authentication by the RSA key together with authentication by rhosts files.
RSAAuthentication
Permit or deny authentication by the RSA key.
ServerKeyBits
(or sshd -b)Set the number of bits in the SSH-1 server key: see
KeyRegenerationInterval
above. The default is 768 bits, and the fewest allowable is 512 bits.
Client Configuration
Cipher
Replaced by
Ciphers
for SSH-2 protocol connectionsRhostsRSAAuthentication
Same as for serverwide configuration
RSAAuthentication
Same as for serverwide configuration
Files
- ~/.ssh/identity, ~/.ssh/identity.pub
These files contain your default private and public keys, respectively, for public-key authentication.
- /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key
This system file contains the SSH-1 protocol (RSA) host key.
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