From fd514e9613f6d50eced615540055645c7aa05245 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: FrozenFOXX Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:38:33 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added better description of options for SSH keys --- core/config.js | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/core/config.js b/core/config.js index 4fcb0fbe..ad6b6e5f 100644 --- a/core/config.js +++ b/core/config.js @@ -218,7 +218,16 @@ function getDefaultConfig() { // Private key in PEM format // // Generating your PK: - // > openssl genrsa -aes128 -out ./config/ssh_private_key.pem 2048 + // Choose a cipher (3DES, AES128, or AES256) and a bit strength (2048 or 4096) + // Ciphers: + // 3des: older, most compatible, least secure + // aes128: newer, widely compatible, fairly secure + // aes256: newest, least compatible, best security + // Bit strength: + // 2048: most compatible, decent strength + // 4096: stronger, but some software is completely incompatible + // Sample command: + // openssl genrsa -aes128 -out ./config/ssh_private_key.pem 2048 // // Then, set servers.ssh.privateKeyPass to the password you use above // in your config.hjson