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Date:      Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:53:37 -0500
From:      Mathew Kanner <mat@cs.mcgill.ca>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RC3: problems with SSH
Message-ID:  <20000311205337.C21449@cs.mcgill.ca>

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On Mar 11, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Mathew Kanner wrote:
>
> > debug: Received server public key (1152 bits) and host key (1024 bits).
>
> > rsa_public_encrypt() failed
>
> Are you using rsaref? rsaref can't handle keys longer than 1024 bits and
> we're not allowed to fix it so it can by the terms of the rsaref license.
> Since you're in Canada, you don't need rsaref and should be using the
> international version of openssl. See chapter 6.5 in the handbook for a
> longer description of the state of play.

        Finally a benefit to living in Canada!  Anyway, I made the
port in /usr/ports/security/rsaref.  My mistake was thinking that it
would look at my make.conf and get the right one.  Sorry about that.
Also, just now when I look at the handbook, it appears to be chapter
7.5.

        --Mat




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