At 03:42 PM 9/10/2003, Markus Friedl wrote:
On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 01:49:09PM -0600, Dan O'Reilly wrote: > At 01:44 PM 9/10/2003, Markus Friedl wrote: > >On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 12:30:05PM -0600, Dan O'Reilly wrote:> >> Why not use the methodology used by SSH-KEYGEN? It's simple to implement> >> and would be in keeping with that used on the server already. > > > >the server does not need to see the private key. > > > >i also think that the server should _never_ see the private key. > > I agree with you, but I missed the point of your message. i obviously missed your point as well, sorry.
What I was referring to was the idea that the file naming methodology as used by SSH-KEYGEN on the server system could be used for the files that will hold the various public keys. ------ +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Dan O'Reilly | "There are 10 types of people in this | | Principal Engineer | world: those who understand binary | | Process Software | and those who don't." | | http://www.process.com | | +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------+