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ssh-keygen2(1)
NAME
  ssh-keygen2, ssh-keygen - On a Secure Shell server, generates the host key
  pair. On a Secure Shell client, generates the authentication key pair for
  users who are using public key authentication.

SYNOPSIS
  ssh-keygen2 [-b bits] [-t key_algorithm] [-c comment] [-e file] [-p
  passphrase] [-P] [-h | -\?] [-q] [-l file] [-i] [-V] [-r] [-F file] [key1
  key2. . .]

OPTIONS
  -b bits
      Specifies the length of the key in bits; for example, 1024 bits.

  -t key_algorithm
      Specifies the algorithm used in key generation. Supported algorithms
      are Digital Signature Standard (DSS) and Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman
      (RSA).

  -c comment
      Specifies the key's comment string.

  -e file
      Edits the specified key. Makes the ssh-keygen2 command interactive. You
      can change the key's passphrase or comment.

  -p passphrase
      Specifies the passphrase used.

  -P  Specifies that the key will be saved with an empty passphrase.

  -h | -\?
      Prints a summary of ssh-keygen2 commands.

  -q  Disables warning messages.

  -1 file
      Converts key from ssh1 format to ssh2 format.

  -V  Displays version information.

  -r  Includes data from stdin to the random pool.

  -F file
      Dumps fingerprint of given public key. The fingerprint is given in the
      Bubble Babble format, which makes the fingerprint look like a string of
      words.

DESCRIPTION
  On a Secure Shell server, the ssh-keygen2 command generates and manages the
  host key pair.

  On a Secure Shell client, the ssh-keygen2 command generates the
  authentication key pair necessary for public key user authentication.
  Generating the authentication key pair is only part of the configuration
  necessary to use public key user authentication. Users can use the ssh-
  pubkeymgr command to configure public key user authentication, which
  includes generating the authentication key pair. The ssh-pubkeymgr command
  prompts the user for information necessary to configure public key user
  authentication on a Secure Shell client.

  See Security Administration for more information about Secure Shell host
  keys and user authentication.

FILES
  $HOME/.ssh2/random_seed
      Used for seeding the random number generator.  This file should not be
      accessible by anyone but the user.  This file is created the first time
      the program is run and is updated every time the program is run.

  $HOME/.ssh2/id_dsa_1024_a
      Contains the user's private key.

  $HOME/.ssh2/id_dsa_1024_a.pub
      Contains the user's public key.

  /etc/ssh2/hostkey
      Contains the private part of the host key.  The ssh-keygen2 command
      creates this file. This file should only be owned by root, readable
      only by root, and not accessible to others.

  /etc/ssh2/hostkey.pub
      Contains the public part of the host key.	  The ssh-keygen2 command
      creates this file. This file should be readable by world and writable
      only by root.

LEGAL NOTICES
  SSH is a registered trademark of SSH Communication Security Ltd.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: ssh2(1), ssh-add2(1), ssh-agent2(1), ssh-pubkeymgr(1), sshd2(8)

  Guides: Security Administration

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