[Bug 2853] New: PROTOCOL document should describe deviation of public key format from RFC spec

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            Bug ID: 2853
           Summary: PROTOCOL document should describe deviation of public
                    key format from RFC spec
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 7.6p1
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P5
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: eric_wade_brown at yahoo.com

The SecureShell specification RFC 4716 documents a public key format
for persisting public key files. See
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4716

However, the PROTOCOL documentation
(https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/PROTOCOL?annotate=HEAD)
does not state how OpenSSH does not use this format.  Instead it
creates public key files i n a format similar to the encoded data
stated in RFC 4253.

I think a small note about the difference would be beneficial.

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