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authordjm <djm>2013-01-20 11:33:02 +0000
committerdjm <djm>2013-01-20 11:33:02 +0000
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- jmc@cvs.openbsd.org 2013/01/18 07:57:47
[ssh-keygen.1] tweak previous;
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/ssh-keygen.1 b/ssh-keygen.1
index 52f4b6ea..ac97678d 100644
--- a/ssh-keygen.1
+++ b/ssh-keygen.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.111 2013/01/17 23:00:01 djm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.112 2013/01/18 07:57:47 jmc Exp $
.\"
.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 17 2013 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: January 18 2013 $
.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
.Fl k
.Fl f Ar krl_file
.Op Fl u
-.Op Fl s ca_public
-.Op Fl z version_number
+.Op Fl s Ar ca_public
+.Op Fl z Ar version_number
.Ar
.Nm ssh-keygen
.Fl Q
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ section for details.
Finally,
.Nm
can be used to generate and update Key Revocation Lists, and to test whether
-given keys have been revoked by one. See the
+given keys have been revoked by one.
+See the
.Sx KEY REVOCATION LISTS
section for details.
.Pp
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ section for details.
.Pp
When generating a KRL,
.Fl s
-specifies a path to a CA public key file used to revoke certificated directly
+specifies a path to a CA public key file used to revoke certificates directly
by key ID or serial number.
See the
.Sx KEY REVOCATION LISTS
@@ -499,6 +500,12 @@ for protocol version 1 and
or
.Dq rsa
for protocol version 2.
+.It Fl u
+Update a KRL.
+When specified with
+.Fl k ,
+keys listed via the command-line are added to the existing KRL rather than
+a new KRL being created.
.It Fl V Ar validity_interval
Specify a validity interval when signing a certificate.
A validity interval may consist of a single time, indicating that the
@@ -522,12 +529,6 @@ For example:
(valid from 12:30 PM, January 1st, 2010 to 12:30 PM, January 1st, 2011),
.Dq -1d:20110101
(valid from yesterday to midnight, January 1st, 2011).
-.It Fl u
-Update a KRL.
-When specified with
-.Fl k ,
-keys listed via the command-line are added to the existing KRL rather than
-a new KRL being created.
.It Fl v
Verbose mode.
Causes
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ Please refer to those manual pages for details.
.Nm
is able to manage OpenSSH format Key Revocation Lists (KRLs).
These binary files specify keys or certificates to be revoked using a
-compact format; taking as little a one bit per certificate if they are being
+compact format, taking as little a one bit per certificate if they are being
revoked by serial number.
.Pp
KRLs may be generated using the
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ followed by a colon and some directive-specific information.
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Cm serial : Ar serial_number Op -serial_number
Revokes a certificate with the specified serial number.
-Serial numbers are 64 bit values, not including zero and may be expressed
+Serial numbers are 64-bit values, not including zero and may be expressed
in decimal, hex or octal.
If two serial numbers are specified separated by a hyphen, then the range
of serial numbers including and between each is revoked.
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ command-line using the
option.
.It Cm key : Ar public_key
Revokes the specified key.
-In a certificate is listed, then it is revoked as a plain public key.
+If a certificate is listed, then it is revoked as a plain public key.
.It Cm sha1 : Ar public_key
Revokes the specified key by its SHA1 hash.
.El