[Bug 459] ssh-keygen doesn't know how to export private keys

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http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459





------- Additional Comments From cjwatson at debian.org  2003-01-01 04:46 -------
It does say that something will be printed in a public key format (although I
wasn't sure that the name of the format might not simply have been badly
worded), but the statement that it will read private OpenSSH key files is quite
confusing in this context. In fact, at least in the SSH2 case, it reads the
private key file, realizes it can't do anything with it, and then finds and
reads the public key file instead.

I'll have a look at the PuTTY code, or possibly just talk to Simon. :) I see
sshcom_write() here. Thanks.

Would you consider allowing this to be left open as an enhancement request? The
original bug reporter (Tomasz Cichecki <knight at kopernet.org>) said that he
wanted to try out an ssh.com server without disturbing existing use, but was
unable to do so because he couldn't export the private key.



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