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From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
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Subject: Re: Which version of FreeBSD to choose / secure shell / OpenBSD
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Mike Silbersack wrote:
> 
> No, only if you use the SSH1 protocol, which relies on RSA keys. DSA keys
> work fine in SSH2 and have no patent baggage.
> 
> Kris

Good point, I had forgotten about that aspect of ssh2.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack



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