Joseph L. Casale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What are the ramifications to a large key length when using pub/priv keys
for ssh authentication.
No particular impact, especially for file transfer. The pub/priv keys are
only used for authentication and a symmetric key is used for encrypting
No particular impact, especially for file transfer. The pub/priv keys are only
used for authentication and a symmetric key is used for encrypting traffic
during the session. I use a 2048-bit RSA key routinely - if it's any slower
than a 1048-bit key during the authentication phase, it's not
Joseph L. Casale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I see, how does one manipulate the keys used for data encryption after auth
during file transfers for instance?
One doesn't; the session keys are randomly generated and are automatically
renewed periodically.
Best,
--- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP
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