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regenerating host keys

regenerating host keys

Posted May 13, 2008 22:33 UTC (Tue) by joey (subscriber, #328)
In reply to: regenerating host keys by pjdc
Parent article: Security advisories for Tuesday

Just upgrading openssh-server to version 4.7p1-9 (available in unstable soon) will take care
of fixing any  weak host keys; the whole process is automated starting in that version. That
version also refuses to accept logins using weak keys.


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