ssh-keygen key length mismatch?

[Damien Miller]

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On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Phil Karn wrote:

> Scenario:
> 
> Use the ssh-keygen utility in openssh-1.2pre17 to generate a host key
> Kill and restart sshd
> Remove the old host key from ~/.ssh/known_hosts
> Connect to the host using ssh.
> 
> I get this:
> 
> homer.ka9q.ampr.org$ ssh 199.106.106.3 who
> The authenticity of host '199.106.106.3' can't be established.
> Key fingerprint is 1024 a0:8d:17:f0:fa:a9:9f:6f:b5:d0:1c:d6:02:92:bd:5e.
> Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
> Warning: Permanently added '199.106.106.3' to the list of known hosts.
> Warning: keysize mismatch: actual 1023, announced 1024 <------
> 
> I have generated new host keys about a half dozen times now and I get
> the same keysize mismatch message every time. Is this a bug in
> ssh-keygen inherited from the original Ylonen code?

I haven't been able to replicate this. What platform and configure
options are you using?

Regards,
Damien
 

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