X-Git-Url: https://asedeno.scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fusing.but;h=fc5859cf97b60269ac557959cb480f021da53d7d;hb=145ecf611238c4f1e39d89d3eee40319a2c54fe8;hp=dc0d6b9b4a691194347eb2e0463d5418047c28e1;hpb=15386cbe927fc85ac2fed0bb47704645c4b67dad;p=PuTTY.git diff --git a/doc/using.but b/doc/using.but index dc0d6b9b..fc5859cf 100644 --- a/doc/using.but +++ b/doc/using.but @@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ repeat key exchanges, see \k{config-ssh-kex-rekey}. \lcont{ Only available in SSH-2. This submenu appears only if the server has host keys of a type that PuTTY doesn't already have cached, and so -won't use. Selecting a key here will allow PuTTY to use that key now -and in future: PuTTY will do key here will cause a fresh key-exchange -with the selected key, and immediately add that key to PuTTY's -permanent cache (relying on the host key used at the start of the -connection to cross-certify the new key). That key will be used for -the rest of the current session; it may not actually be used for -future sessions. +won't consider. Selecting a key here will allow PuTTY to use that key +now and in future: PuTTY will do a fresh key-exchange with the selected +key, and immediately add that key to its permanent cache (relying on +the host key used at the start of the connection to cross-certify the +new key). That key will be used for the rest of the current session; +it may not actually be used for future sessions, depending on your +preferences (see \k{config-ssh-hostkey-order}). Normally, PuTTY will carry on using a host key it already knows, even if the server offers key formats that PuTTY would otherwise prefer, @@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ to avoid host key prompts. As a result, if you've been using a server for some years, you may still be using an older key than a new user would use, due to server upgrades in the meantime. The SSH protocol unfortunately does not have organised facilities for host key migration -and rollover, but this allows you to manually upgrade. +and rollover, but this allows you to \I{host keys, upgrading}manually +upgrade. } \b \I{Break, SSH special command}Break @@ -899,9 +900,8 @@ The \c{-1} and \c{-2} options force PuTTY to use version \I{SSH-1}1 or version \I{SSH-2}2 of the SSH protocol. These options are only meaningful if you are using SSH. -These options are equivalent to selecting your preferred SSH -protocol version as \q{1 only} or \q{2 only} in the SSH panel of the -PuTTY configuration box (see \k{config-ssh-prot}). +These options are equivalent to selecting the SSH protocol version in +the SSH panel of the PuTTY configuration box (see \k{config-ssh-prot}). \S2{using-cmdline-ipversion} \i\c{-4} and \i\c{-6}: specify an \i{Internet protocol version}