Re: ssh security

Richard,

Thank you very much for the reply.


Linda

"Richard E. Silverman" <res@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Linda" == Linda @ NY <sexypunda@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Linda> I was in wonder when a pair key is generated by openssh, is
Linda> there any other file that is being written which keeps some
Linda> info about the keys being generated???.

No; just the two files containing the public and private keys.

Linda> how to time stamp a key to expire it at certain date? ?? how do
Linda> I know if a key is being time stamped?

OpenSSH has no such facility. You could, however, put a date in the
comment field at the end of the key line, for your own use.

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Richard Silverman
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