#753597 openssh-client: Cannot connect to hosts with 512-bit RSA key: RSA modulus too small

Package:
openssh-client
Source:
openssh
Description:
secure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machines
Submitter:
Matthias Urlichs
Date:
2014-07-03 13:30:12 UTC
Severity:
normal
#753597#5
Date:
2014-07-03 13:20:11 UTC
From:
To:
The minimum RSA modulus of 768 bits is hard-coded into ssh.
However, I do have a number of old routers and switches which have 512-bit
host keys.

I would like to be able to talk to these machines without recompiling SSH.