reset ssh keys, even if only a public key in fedora?

Jon Ciesla limb at jcomserv.net
Tue Aug 19 14:11:03 UTC 2008


>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just received the reset password mail, and it asks me to reset my ssh
>> key by doing ssh-keygen. However, if I recall well I only uploaded my
>> public key to the fedora server. Why would I want to reset my key pair?
>>
>> Maybe I am not one of the users who should reset their key, but I am
>> almost sure that I sent the public key to the fedora server, and it
>> seems to me that it is used for cvs access. So it is unclear if
>> I 'do not use a SSH key in the Fedora Account System'.
>>
>> Am I missing something? Can anybody clarify?
>
> I wasn't sure about that, but when I tried to upload my old DSS key, it
> demanded an RSA key.  Plus, my old FAS password was 6 digits, and now it
> wants 8.  Some security hardening is definitely going on.

BTW, I suspect if you were already using an RSA key, you could just
re-upload the same public key and bob's your uncle.

> And is to be applauded.  BTW, a shout out and mad props to the
> Infrastructure team and all others involved.
>
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