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Does SSH support DSA with 2048 bit keys?
In FIPS 186-1 and 186-2 L could be any number between 512 and 1024 (inclusive) that was a multiple of 64. N was fixed at 160.
FIPS 186-3 changed it so that L and N could be any combination of the ...
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How do I sign a short text message with ~/.ssh/id_{dsa,ecdsa,ed25519}?
There are already a number of questions about reusing SSH keys for something else:
Converting keys between openssl and openssh
How to use public key in ~/.ssh for asymmetrical encryption with OpenSSL
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Found DSA and RSA private keys hard-coded in a file during penetration testing. How to use them for SSH authentication?
We are performing a penetration test as part of a study where the hardware unit listens for connection over FTP, SSH, and Telnet. All of these are password-protected. The hardware unit must first be ...
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Why OpenSSH deprecated DSA keys
There was a question RSA vs. DSA for SSH authentication keys asking which key is better. Basically all answers were more in a favour of RSA over DSA but didn't really tell that DSA would be somehow ...
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