Re: Legacy option for key length?

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On 02/01/18 11:38, Damien Miller wrote:
If you think this is overly parentalistic and that an experienced
admin is the one best equipped to assess risk, then I'd direct said
experienced admin to the the SSH_RSA_MINIMUM_MODULUS_SIZE definition in
sshkey.h that they can adjust themselves.

It is overly paternalistic, to use your word, because it's saying that the user can't be trusted to not use a weak cipher in only those cases where that's the only cipher available.  It's saying that the only acceptable access to said industrial equipment is no access.

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