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...ly using the following commands: ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N "" ssh-keygen -d -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -N "" But when I try latter, I get: (gdb) n 1 0x35a6 in save_private_key_ssh2 ( filename=0xb2d2c "/mydir/ssh_host_dsa_key", _passphrase=0xb90f0 "''", key=0xc0360, comment=0xefbf91b0 "user at host") at authfile.c:172 ^^^^^^^^^ This means: In authfile.c - save_private_key_ssh2(..): <clipped> if (len > 0 && len <= 4) { error("passphrase too short: %d bytes",...

Hi, all. So, in reviewing my OpenSSH keypairs and evaluating the size my RSA keys should be, i realized that, if i update my 2048-bit keypairs to 4096 bits, it really doesn't matter that much, because they're still only encrypted with 3DES, which provides an effective 112 bits of symmetric encryption strength: $ head -4 ~/.ssh/id_rsa -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Proc-Type: