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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/ssh/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml | 38 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml index 06bc39f8fe..43db63e7e6 100644 --- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml +++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml @@ -464,27 +464,41 @@ kex is implicit but public_key is set explicitly.</p> <tag><c><![CDATA[{dh_gex_groups, [{Size=integer(),G=integer(),P=integer()}] | {file,filename()} {ssh_moduli_file,filename()} }]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets the groups that the server may choose among when diffie-hellman-group-exchange is negotiated. - See RFC 4419 for details. + <p>Defines the groups the server may choose among when diffie-hellman-group-exchange is negotiated. + See RFC 4419 for details. The three variants of this option are: </p> - <p>The default list is fetched from the public_key application. - </p> - <p>If the parameter is <c>{file,filename()}</c>, the file must exist and have one or more three-tuples terminated by a dot. The interpretation is as if the tuples had been given directly in the option. The file is read when the daemon starts. - </p> - <p>If the parameter is <c>{ssh_moduli_file,filename()}</c>, the file must exist and be in ssh-keygen moduli file format. The file is read when the daemon starts. + <taglist> + <tag><c>{Size=integer(),G=integer(),P=integer()}</c></tag> + <item>The groups are given explicitly in this list. There may be several elements with the same <c>Size</c>. + In such a case, the server will choose one randomly in the negotiated Size. + </item> + <tag><c>{file,filename()}</c></tag> + <item>The file must have one or more three-tuples <c>{Size=integer(),G=integer(),P=integer()}</c> + terminated by a dot. The file is read when the daemon starts. + </item> + <tag><c>{ssh_moduli_file,filename()}</c></tag> + <item>The file must be in + <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#public_key/4">ssh-keygen moduli file format</seealso>. + The file is read when the daemon starts. + </item> + </taglist> + <p>The default list is fetched from the + <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#public_key/4">public_key</seealso> application. </p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{dh_gex_limits,{Min=integer(),Max=integer()}}]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Limits the key Sizes what a client can ask for in diffie-hellman-group-exchange. - The effective value will be - <c>MaxUsed = min(MaxClient,Max), MinUsed = max(MinClient,Min)</c>. - The default value is <c>{0,infinity}</c>. + <p>Limits what a client can ask for in diffie-hellman-group-exchange. + The limits will be + <c>{MaxUsed = min(MaxClient,Max), MinUsed = max(MinClient,Min)}</c> where <c>MaxClient</c> and + <c>MinClient</c> are the values proposed by a connecting client. + </p> + <p>The default value is <c>{0,infinity}</c>. </p> <p>If <c>MaxUsed < MinUsed</c> in a key exchange, it will fail with a disconnect. </p> - <p>See RFC 4419 for the function of the Max an Min values.</p> + <p>See RFC 4419 for the function of the Max and Min values.</p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{pwdfun, fun(User::string(), password::string()) -> boolean()}]]></c></tag> |