From: dtucker@openbsd.org Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:23:58 +0000 (+0000) Subject: upstream: Specify that the KDF function is bcrypt. Based on github X-Git-Tag: V_8_5_P1~192 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=85cceda21f1471548e04111aefe2c4943131c1c8;p=thirdparty%2Fopenssh-portable.git upstream: Specify that the KDF function is bcrypt. Based on github PR#214 from rafork, ok markus@, mdoc correction jmc@ OpenBSD-Commit-ID: d8f2853e7edbcd483f31b50da77ab80ffa18b4ef --- diff --git a/ssh-keygen.1 b/ssh-keygen.1 index 96957acf5..e09d6475e 100644 --- a/ssh-keygen.1 +++ b/ssh-keygen.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.210 2020/10/26 00:39:04 dtucker Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.211 2020/11/17 11:23:58 dtucker Exp $ .\" .\" Author: Tatu Ylonen .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen , Espoo, Finland @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: October 26 2020 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: November 17 2020 $ .Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ This is used by to generate new host keys. .It Fl a Ar rounds When saving a private key, this option specifies the number of KDF -(key derivation function) rounds used. +(key derivation function, currently +.Xr bcrypt_pbkdf 3 ) +rounds used. Higher numbers result in slower passphrase verification and increased resistance to brute-force password cracking (should the keys be stolen). The default is 16 rounds.