openssh bugs - Jan 2024 - [Bug 3654] New: "ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" raises misleading permission error

https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3654

            Bug ID: 3654
           Summary: "ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" raises misleading
                    permission error
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 9.4p1
          Hardware: 68k
                OS: Mac OS X
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: ssh-add
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: docwhat at gerf.org

ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub reports:

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? ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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@         WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE!          @
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Permissions 0644 for '/Users/clintonpowell/.ssh/id_rsa.pub' are too
open.
It is required that your private key files are NOT accessible by
others.
This private key will be ignored.
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I expected it to say the file is invalid format or better yet, a
message about it needing a private key.

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? ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Error loading key "/Users/christianholtje/.ssh/id_rsa.pub": invalid
format
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