openssh bugs - Feb 2023 - [Bug 3535] New: Permission denied error message is unclear

https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3535

            Bug ID: 3535
           Summary: Permission denied error message is unclear
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 9.1p1
          Hardware: Other
                OS: Windows 10
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: ssh
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: edward.miller at mesirow.com

If I try to connect to a server without passing a valid passphrase for
my key, it says "Permission denied (publickey)"

This message is very vague and unhelpful. I suggest at least appending
a suggestion, like "Did you specify the correct passphrase, if
needed?"

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Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |djm at mindrot.org
         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX

--- Comment #1 from Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> ---
I don't think we'll be changing this message. Any suggestion runs the
risk of being inaccurate, for example yours runs the risk of leading
people to assume that a different public key might work for a
destination that would never accept them.

The current message is succinct and accurate as to what has happened.
More detail is available via the verbose option if needed, but
fundamentally the client is not in a position to guess why.

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Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #2 from Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> ---
OpenSSH 9.3 has been released. Close resolved bugs

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