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   -=> Ltning wrote to Gamgee <=-   
      
    Lt> RE: Fedora issues   
    Lt> BY: Gamgee to nelgin on Sun Oct 20 2024 07:54:00   
      
    > -=> nelgin wrote to All <=-   
    > ne> I filed a bug report and assigned it to Deuce since he did all the ssh   
    > ne> stuff but he unassigned it so I guess we're fucked.   
       
    > Seems like a Fedora issue to me.  Maybe they can fix/change their   
    > "policy file".   
      
    Lt> Not really. A 1024 bit host key is a bit on the weak side; it's not   
    Lt> unreasonable for them to choose a stricter default. This is about which   
    Lt> key lengths the client expects to see the server present, which   
    Lt> translates to how likely it is that the server i   
      
   Okay, didn't know they were that long by default.  Still seems a little    
   strange that any other distro (not tested/proven, admittedly) doesn't    
   have problems connecting.   
      
    > ne> But...since they cannot connect, you can't tell you user that.   
      
    > They can connect via telnet, or web.   
      
    Lt> But you can't tell them that either :)   
      
   I think anyone attempting to connect to a BBS with SSH would also know    
   that it's likely connect-able via telnet or web.     
      
    > ne> The fix would be for synchronet to generate 2048 byte host keys but the   
    > ne> looks of things. Good luck.   
      
    > Not sure, but would that break the SSH function for everything else?   
      
    Lt> No it won't, unless you're using SSH for DOS which doesn't support any   
    Lt> of the other crypto in any OpenSSH server since 2004 anyway. It would   
    Lt> be sane and recommended to up the default key length for host keys to   
    Lt> 2048 bits, and perhaps create an ed25519   
      
   Okay, more info that I wasn't aware of.  Thanks.   
      
      
      
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