[Bug 2446] New: Provide an option to show SHA256 fingerprints in a more pronouncable format

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2446

            Bug ID: 2446
           Summary: Provide an option to show SHA256 fingerprints in a
                    more pronouncable format
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 7.0p1
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: ssh-keygen
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: dfoxfranke at gmail.com

MD5 fingerprints of SSH keys are displayed as colon-separated hex
strings, which is a convenient format for reading them over the phone.
SHA256 fingerprints are displayed as base64, which is much more awkward
because the reader has to specify whether every letter is upper or
lower case, and the absence of grouping characters makes it easy to
lose one's place while reading. Please provide a flag to display them
in an alternative format such as hex, base32, or base36, broken into
reasonable groups.

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