Legacy option for key length?

[David Newall]

On 02/01/18 11:38, Damien Miller wrote:
> If you think this is overly parentalistic and that an experienced
> admin is the one best equipped to assess risk, then I'd direct said
> experienced admin to the the SSH_RSA_MINIMUM_MODULUS_SIZE definition in
> sshkey.h that they can adjust themselves.

It is overly paternalistic, to use your word, because it's saying that 
the user can't be trusted to not use a weak cipher in only those cases 
where that's the only cipher available.  It's saying that the only 
acceptable access to said industrial equipment is no access.