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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 | 18 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 b/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 index e69ae4cc7d0..162bf6d4a50 100644 --- a/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 +++ b/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.228 2006/02/19 20:05:00 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.229 2006/02/24 10:39:52 jmc Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSHD 8 .Os @@ -472,15 +472,7 @@ is enabled. .It Cm from="pattern-list" Specifies that in addition to public key authentication, the canonical name of the remote host must be present in the comma-separated list of -patterns -.Pf ( Ql * -and -.Ql \&? -serve as wildcards). -The list may also contain -patterns negated by prefixing them with -.Ql \&! ; -if the canonical host name matches a negated pattern, the key is not accepted. +patterns. The purpose of this option is to optionally increase security: public key authentication by itself does not trust the network or name servers or anything (but @@ -489,6 +481,12 @@ permits an intruder to log in from anywhere in the world. This additional option makes using a stolen key more difficult (name servers and/or routers would have to be compromised in addition to just the key). +.Pp +See +.Sx PATTERNS +in +.Xr ssh_config 5 +for more information on patterns. .It Cm no-agent-forwarding Forbids authentication agent forwarding when this key is used for authentication. |