Re: ssh-keygen(1): by default generate ed25519 key (instead of rsa)

[Renaud Allard]

On 11/6/22 15:29, Job Snijders wrote:

Dear all,

Support for using Ed25519 for server and user authentication was
introduced in 2014. I like the compactness of Ed25519 public keys.

Perhaps now is a good time to make Ed25519 the default key type when
invoking ssh-keygen(1) without arguments?

Kind regards,

Job

Hi Job,



Best Regards

Wouldn't it also be a good idea for ssh client to also try the ed25519 key first if there are multiple keys?

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