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docs for ecdsa
author Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>
date Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:14:09 +0800
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10 [\-s 10 [\-s
11 .IR bits ] 11 .IR bits ]
12 .SH DESCRIPTION 12 .SH DESCRIPTION
13 .B dropbearkey 13 .B dropbearkey
14 generates a 14 generates a
15 .I RSA 15 .I RSA
16 .I DSS,
16 or 17 or
17 .I DSS 18 .I ECDSA
18 format SSH private key, and saves it to a file for the use with the 19 format SSH private key, and saves it to a file for the use with the
19 Dropbear client or server. 20 Dropbear client or server.
20 Note that 21 Note that
21 some SSH implementations 22 some SSH implementations
22 use the term "DSA" rather than "DSS", they mean the same thing. 23 use the term "DSA" rather than "DSS", they mean the same thing.
24 .TP 25 .TP
25 .B \-t \fItype 26 .B \-t \fItype
26 Type of key to generate. 27 Type of key to generate.
27 Must be one of 28 Must be one of
28 .I rsa 29 .I rsa
30 .I ecdsa
29 or 31 or
30 .IR dss . 32 .IR dss .
31 .TP 33 .TP
32 .B \-f \fIfile 34 .B \-f \fIfile
33 Write the secret key to the file 35 Write the secret key to the file
34 .IR file . 36 .IR file .
35 .TP 37 .TP
36 .B \-s \fIbits 38 .B \-s \fIbits
37 Set the key size to 39 Set the key size to
38 .I bits 40 .I bits
39 bits, should be multiple of 8 (optional). 41 bits, should be multiple of 8 (optional).
40 .SH NOTES 42 .SH NOTES
41 The program dropbearconvert(1) can be used to convert between Dropbear and OpenSSH key formats. 43 The program dropbearconvert(1) can be used to convert between Dropbear and OpenSSH key formats.
42 .P 44 .P
43 Dropbear does not support encrypted keys. 45 Dropbear does not support encrypted keys.
44 .SH EXAMPLE 46 .SH EXAMPLE