updating openssh
Net Llama!
netllama
Mon May 17 11:43:06 PDT 2004
You said that you were sending your private key all over the place. No,
you definitely can't crack a private key from the public, other than brute
forcing, which doesn't really count.
On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, M.W. Chang wrote:
> hmm.. can tbe private key be worked out from the public key? I couldn't
> quite remember. if yes, I circulate the public key instead. I don't want
> to carry the key around.
>
> Net Llama! wrote:
> > I don't think you understand the concept of a private key if you're
> > emailing all over creation.
>
>
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