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diff --git a/dropbearconvert.1 b/dropbearconvert.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4643f5f --- /dev/null +++ b/dropbearconvert.1 @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +.TH dropbearconvert 1 +.SH NAME +dropbearconvert \- convert between Dropbear and OpenSSH private key formats +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B dropbearconvert +.I input_type +.I output_type +.I input_file +.I output_file +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B Dropbear +and +.B OpenSSH +SSH implementations have different private key formats. +.B dropbearconvert +can convert between the two. +.P +Dropbear uses the same SSH public key format as OpenSSH, it can be extracted +from a private key by using +.B dropbearkey \-y +.P +Encrypted private keys are not supported, use ssh-keygen(1) to decrypt them +first. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.B input type +Either +.I dropbear +or +.I openssh +.TP +.B output type +Either +.I dropbear +or +.I openssh +.TP +.B input file +An existing Dropbear or OpenSSH private key file +.TP +.B output file +The path to write the converted private key file +.SH EXAMPLE + # dropbearconvert openssh dropbear ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/dropbear_priv +.SH AUTHOR +Matt Johnston (matt@ucc.asn.au). +.SH SEE ALSO + dropbearkey(1), ssh-keygen(1) +.P +https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html |