RE: primes file in openssh?

From: Gregory_DeGennaro_at_csaa.com
Date: 07/18/01

Adam,

Looking on my OpenBSD box, I did a man page for sshd. It states that
/etc/primes contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for Diffie-Hellman group
exchange.

Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: adam morley [mailto:adam_at_gmi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 4:10 PM
To: focus-sun_at_securityfocus.com
Subject: primes file in openssh?

Does anybody know what the primes file is used for in openssh? it goes in
the etc dir for the package. the first line looks like this:

# Time Type Tests Tries Size Generator Modulus

so i dont get it, if anybody does know, thanks. fresh build, 2.9p2, solaris
8, using /dev/random (from SKI software, SUNWski) aka cryptorand. 

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bb&thanks
adam
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