openssh/openssh-8.7p1-man-hostkeyalgos.patch
Norbert Pocs 415f8e730b Clarify rhbz#2068423 on the ssh_config man page
Resolves: rhbz#2209096

Signed-off-by: Norbert Pocs <npocs@redhat.com>
2023-06-02 09:16:33 +02:00

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diff --color -ru -x regress -x autom4te.cache -x '*.o' -x '*.lo' -x Makefile -x config.status -x configure~ -x configure.ac openssh-8.7p1/ssh_config.5 openssh-8.7p1-patched/ssh_config.5
--- openssh-8.7p1/ssh_config.5 2023-06-02 09:14:40.279373577 +0200
+++ openssh-8.7p1-patched/ssh_config.5 2023-05-30 16:01:04.533848172 +0200
@@ -989,6 +989,17 @@
.Pp
The list of available signature algorithms may also be obtained using
.Qq ssh -Q HostKeyAlgorithms .
+.Pp
+The proposed
+.Cm HostKeyAlgorithms
+during KEX are limited to the set of algorithms that is defined in
+.Cm PubkeyAcceptedAlgorithms
+and therefore they are indirectly affected by system-wide
+.Xr crypto_policies 7 .
+.Xr crypto_policies 7 can not handle the list of host key algorithms directly as doing so
+would break the order given by the
+.Pa known_hosts
+file.
.It Cm HostKeyAlias
Specifies an alias that should be used instead of the
real host name when looking up or saving the host key
@@ -1564,6 +1575,9 @@
.Pp
The list of available signature algorithms may also be obtained using
.Qq ssh -Q PubkeyAcceptedAlgorithms .
+.Pp
+This option affects also
+.Cm HostKeyAlgorithms
.It Cm PubkeyAuthentication
Specifies whether to try public key authentication.
The argument to this keyword must be