2008/8/23 Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm(a)atrpms.net>:
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 04:06:07PM -0500, Jeffrey Ollie wrote:
> 2008/8/23 Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm(a)atrpms.net>:
> >
> > I saw that some people are using CVS again, so I tried as well, but I
> > got:
> >
> > athimm@devel(1012):/home/.../smart/devel$ cvs up
> > Permission denied (publickey).
> > cvs [update aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if any)
> >
> > I have a new FAS password, all certs updated, I even checked the cvs
> > procedures for newbies on fpo, but I had no luck. What am I doing
> > wrong?
>
> Did you upload a new SSH public key?
It won't let me:
Error!
The following error(s) have occured with your request:
* ssh_key: Error - Not a valid RSA SSH key: ssh-dss ...
Have DSA keys now been banned?
Yes.
Why?
The primary reason is that it's nearly impossible to tell if the key
was generated on a Debian system with the compromised OpenSSL
versions. I've heard rumblings that DSA keys are weaker for other
reasons, but I've not seen any good explanations.
In any case, it's probably a good idea to regenerate your SSH keys
every now and then, I know I had been using mine FAR too long.
--
Jeff Ollie
"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then
I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the
terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve
them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and
unfairness of the universe."
-- Marcus to Franklin in Babylon 5: "A Late Delivery from Avalon"