Bug#312312: (woody->sarge upgrade updates ssh_host_key, but not ssh_host_key.pub)

[Vincent McIntyre <Vince.McIntyre@atnf.csiro.au>]

I checked on a different system; the same thing happens.

Pre-upgrade
-rw------- root/root       527 2004-07-01 00:56:34 ssh_host_key
-rw-r--r-- root/root       331 2004-07-01 00:56:34 ssh_host_key.pub
-rw------- root/root       887 2004-07-01 00:56:34 ssh_host_rsa_key
-rw-r--r-- root/root       222 2004-07-01 00:56:34 ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
-rw------- root/root       672 2004-07-01 00:56:36 ssh_host_dsa_key
-rw-r--r-- root/root       602 2004-07-01 00:56:36 ssh_host_dsa_key.pub

Post-upgrade
-rw-------  1 root root    527 Jun 12 23:25 ssh_host_key
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    331 Jul  1  2004 ssh_host_key.pub
-rw-------  1 root root    887 Jul  1  2004 ssh_host_rsa_key
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    222 Jul  1  2004 ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
-rw-------  1 root root    672 Jul  1  2004 ssh_host_dsa_key
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    602 Jul  1  2004 ssh_host_dsa_key.pub

The woody ssh version was 1:3.4p1-1.woody.3
The sarge ssh version is  1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4

I'll let the maintainers set the priority, but this seems a fairly
nasty behaviour because it can lead to a lot of unecessary warning
messages about host identity changes. This is undesirable because it
lowers peoples' level of watchfulness against compromised systems.

Cheers
Vince