bugzilla-daemon at bugzilla.mindrot.org
2018-Oct-01 23:05 UTC
[Bug 2911] New: Private key files should have a file extension
https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2911
Bug ID: 2911
Summary: Private key files should have a file extension
Product: Portable OpenSSH
Version: 7.7p1
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P5
Component: ssh-keygen
Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
Reporter: mik at miknet.net
Current key files are stored in filenames more or less like:
id_rsa (private key)
id_rsa.pub (public key)
Generally, users only need to interact with the .pub file, but tab
completion will choose the private key file by default, resulting in
user errors that compromise key material.
It might be better if new keys were created with an extension
indicating that they should be kept secret, such as .secret (do they
have to be 3 characters still?)
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bugzilla-daemon at bugzilla.mindrot.org
2019-Apr-06 16:16 UTC
[Bug 2911] Private key files should have a file extension
https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2911
Peter <peter at pean.org> changed:
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--- Comment #1 from Peter <peter at pean.org> ---
This has been the convention since dawn of time. I think it will cause
a lot more problems than it solves.
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