From 7552ddb002030c386586311ddd1d073bd1229c31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Nevins Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:46:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] PuTTYgen's default hasn't been 1024 bits since 0.63. (cherry picked from commit 9f9d72ec58642e91b4f93ee4405a8086ee2fb2f0) --- doc/man-pg.but | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/man-pg.but b/doc/man-pg.but index 86136ded..51173e22 100644 --- a/doc/man-pg.but +++ b/doc/man-pg.but @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ generate SSH-1 keys). \dt \cw{\-b} \e{bits} -\dd Specify the size of the key to generate, in bits. Default is 1024. +\dd Specify the size of the key to generate, in bits. Default is 2048. \dt \cw{\-q} @@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ To generate an SSH-2 RSA key pair and save it in PuTTY's own format \c puttygen -t rsa -C "my home key" -o mykey.ppk -To generate a larger (2048-bit) key: +To generate a larger (4096-bit) key: -\c puttygen -t rsa -b 2048 -C "my home key" -o mykey.ppk +\c puttygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "my home key" -o mykey.ppk To change the passphrase on a key (you will be prompted for the old and new passphrases): -- 2.45.2