Generating DSA keys of different length

[Greg Lambert]

When I try to create a dsa set of key files with -b 999, the key appears to be created with the default of 1024. This does not happen for type rsa or rsa1 keys. They get created with the number of bits I specified.   I can't find this problem in the archives.

DSA key generation:

SY1 97 /SYSTEM/tmp> ssh-keygen -b 999 -t dsa 

Generating public/private dsa key pair. 

Enter file in which to save the key (/tmp/.ssh/id_dsa): 

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): 

Enter same passphrase again: 

Your identification has been saved in /tmp/.ssh/id_dsa. 

Your public key has been saved in /tmp/.ssh/id_dsa.pub. 

The key fingerprint is: 

4b:24:3d:ed:a8:ef:20:d8:a3:da:80:4e:db:32:c9:d4 WELLIE at OMVSH 

SY1 98 /SYSTEM/tmp> ssh-keygen -l -f .ssh/id_dsa 

1024 4b:24:3d:ed:a8:ef:20:d8:a3:da:80:4e:db:32:c9:d4 .ssh/id_dsa.pub 

RSA key generation:

SY1 93 /SYSTEM/tmp> ssh-keygen -b 999 -t rsa 

Generating public/private rsa key pair. 

Enter file in which to save the key (/tmp/.ssh/id_rsa): 

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): 

Enter same passphrase again: 

Your identification has been saved in /tmp/.ssh/id_rsa. 

Your public key has been saved in /tmp/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. 

The key fingerprint is: 

42:fc:14:2a:69:15:d9:99:b6:f5:96:a7:74:0c:a6:fd WELLIE at OMVSH 

SY1 94 /SYSTEM/tmp> ssh-keygen -l -f .ssh/id_rsa 

999 42:fc:14:2a:69:15:d9:99:b6:f5:96:a7:74:0c:a6:fd .ssh/id_rsa.pub



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