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Re: Problems with protocol 1 from OpenSSH


On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 01:11:59PM +0200, Leo Meerts wrote:
> Problems with protocol 1 from OpenSSH
> 
> Hallo,
> 
> I tried to get OpenSSH to run from a WindowsXP machine especially the 
> protocol 1.
> 
> - 1) First I generated the host and public key: (no errors)
> 
>       c:\ssh>ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ssh_host_key

1. Why didn't you use `ssh-host-install' as described in
   /usr/doc/Cygwin/openssh-3.1p1-1.README?

2. Why didn't you read the man page of ssh-keygen?  (Tip:  Look for -t).

> Can anyone tell me what is wrong. If I chose Protocol 2 all is working well.

But only with DSA keys.  Use RSA keys instead.  They are more secure.

Corinna

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