dropbearkey(8) - Linux man page

Name

dropbearkey - create private keys for the use with dropbear(8)

Synopsis

dropbearkey -t type -f file [-s bits]

Description

dropbearkey generates a RSA or DSS format SSH private key, and saves it to a file for the use with the dropbear(8) SSH 2 server. Note that some SSH implementations use the term "DSA" rather than "DSS", they mean the same thing.

Options

-t type: Type of key to generate. Must be one of rsa or dss.
-f file: Write the secret key to the file file.
-s bits: Set the key size to bits bits, should be multiple of 8 (optional).

Example

# dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key

Author

Matt Johnston (matt@ucc.asn.au).
Gerrit Pape (pape@smarden.org) wrote this manual page.