Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 02:44:09 -0800 (PST) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, markm@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OpenSSH /etc patch Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002260243170.79658-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <34736.951553118@zippy.cdrom.com>
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yOn Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> > +# Generate SSH host key, if it doesnt exist. Both sshd and ssh need it
> > +# so we do it unconditionally on sshd_enable.
>
> Are you sure ssh requires a host key? I could have sworn this was
> entirely related to sshd and could thus be lumped into the same
> "if sshd_enable=YES" clause.
The code does not lie :-)
From ssh.c:
/*
* If we successfully made the connection, load the host private
key
* in case we will need it later for combined rsa-rhosts
* authentication. This must be done before releasing extra
* privileges, because the file is only readable by root.
*/
if (ok) {
host_private_key = RSA_new();
if (load_private_key(HOST_KEY_FILE, "", host_private_key,
NULL))
host_private_key_loaded = 1;
}
Kris
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