Bug#312312: woody->sarge upgrade updates ssh_host_key, but not ssh_host_key.pub
> I think I know what this might be. To confirm, could you compare the
> actual host key material?
>
> ssh-keygen -l -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key
> ssh-keygen -l -f /old/etc/ssh/ssh_host_key
>
> I'm betting that they're the same.
yes, they are the same.
I did an od -c of each and compared. There are only 4 bytes different,
starting just after the root@hostname bit.
byte# new old
277 247 *
300 235 356
301 247 *
302 235 356
(octal)
I want to say - unicode characters? But I don't get it.
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