Subject: Re: [libssh2] Libgcrypt port update

Re: [libssh2] Libgcrypt port update

From: Mononen Jussi <Jussi.Mononen_at_comptel.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:51:33 +0200

>> > I have just started to write it, so there isn't much to
>> share yet. I can
>> > post it when I'm done.
>>
>> Yes, that would be very useful! With that, I could convert
>> my OpenSSH
>> key to SECSH format using ssh-keygen, and then use it to debug the
>> remaining part of libssh2 for the libgcrypt port. PEM file
>> reading is
>> boring to write, so I'd like to procrastinate on that for a while.

I'll post it when I'm done. Currently I am doing it within the
libssh2_file_read_publickey -function.

>> Is there a standard on what the SECSH filenames are?

AFAIK there are no restrictions, so far I have seen various version
containing more or less host/user/strength information in the filename.

>> Is it wise to have the libssh2 public-key-file reader
>> support both formats in the same file?

I can't see any harm, instead it will allow users to send SECSH
formatted public key to a server requiring during authentication.

>> I wonder why OpenSSH doesn't support the SECSH format in 'ssh'...

Me too.

/jUSSi

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