Bug#905407: ssh-keygen: Use new OpenSSH key format by default
Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:7.7p1-3
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/bin/ssh-keygen
The bcrypt KDF key format was released as part of OpenSSH 6.5 in 2014.
It provides greater resistance against brute-force attacks on encrypted
private keys, and is now widely compatible.
We should use it by default. I'm happy to work on a patch if it would be
accepted.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 4.17.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii adduser 3.117
ii dpkg 1.19.0.5+b1
ii libc6 2.27-5
ii libedit2 3.1-20180525-1
ii libgssapi-krb5-2 1.16-2
ii libselinux1 2.8-1+b1
ii libssl1.0.2 1.0.2o-1
ii passwd 1:4.5-1.1
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-1
Versions of packages openssh-client recommends:
ii xauth 1:1.0.10-1
Versions of packages openssh-client suggests:
pn keychain <none>
pn libpam-ssh <none>
ii monkeysphere 0.41-1
ii ssh-askpass-fullscreen [ssh-askpass] 0.3-3.1+b2
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