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| author | Jacob Nevins <jacobn@chiark.greenend.org.uk> | 2022-10-21 15:01:05 +0300 |
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| committer | Jacob Nevins <jacobn@chiark.greenend.org.uk> | 2022-10-21 15:02:36 +0300 |
| commit | d42983088ae44534c5e6f51bc024f74fc0759a27 (patch) | |
| tree | 96136ac9196b45709633a885882c50987a8667f8 | |
| parent | 2b5b7b5c45c5b3bbca36cee4d2c21281646eb79a (diff) | |
Docs: prime generation defaults are usually fine.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/pubkey.but | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/pubkey.but b/doc/pubkey.but index c51f87bb..b97f43de 100644 --- a/doc/pubkey.but +++ b/doc/pubkey.but @@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ the same as 255.) \S{puttygen-primes} Selecting the \i{prime generation method} +(This is entirely optional. Unless you know better, it's entirely +sensible to skip this and use the default settings.) + On the \q{Key} menu, you can also optionally change the method for generating the prime numbers used in the generated key. This is used for RSA and DSA keys only. (The other key types don't require @@ -155,9 +158,6 @@ The prime-generation method does not affect compatibility: a key generated with any of these methods will still work with all the same SSH servers. -If you don't care about this, it's entirely sensible to leave it on the -default setting. - The available methods are: \b Use \i{probable primes} (fast) |