[Bug 3775] New: Docs: ssh-keyscan is like `StrictHostKeyChecking=no`, but few know that.

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3775

            Bug ID: 3775
           Summary: Docs: ssh-keyscan is like `StrictHostKeyChecking=no`,
                    but few know that.
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 9.9p1
          Hardware: Other
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: ssh-keyscan
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: info at thomas-guettler.de

I have seen a lot of usage of ssh-keyscan in Github Actions.

This is like using `StrictHostKeyChecking=no`, but only few people
seem to realize that.

Man-in-the-middle attacks are possible if you use ssh-keyscan.

Please update the man page and the `--help` output and mention that.

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