From d17945bb4ef0750f546a9dea79df1abf4ef140a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Felix Eckhofer <felix@eckhofer.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 13:01:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove misleading `ssh-dsa` The keytype field is actually `ssh-dss` for DSA keys and they will not be stored as `id_rsa.pub`. Note that newer version of ssh actually also support `ecdsa-sha2-nistp256` and others so it is also misleading to assume the field always starts with `ssh-`. --- doc/ssh/README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ssh/README.md b/doc/ssh/README.md index fe5b45dd432..64795233e41 100644 --- a/doc/ssh/README.md +++ b/doc/ssh/README.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ already has one by running the following command: cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ``` -If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa` or `ssh-dsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step. +If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step. Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. Note that @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ``` Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your -user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-` and ending +user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-rsa` and ending with your username and host. To copy your public key to the clipboard, use code below. Depending on your -- GitLab