SSH Agent keys >4096 bit?

[Mika Suomalainen]

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03.05.2012 20:14, Ali Lown kirjoitti:
> I am trying to use gpg-agent for my ssh keys as well as my gpg
> keys, but am unable to add my 8192 bit ssh key to the agent.
> 
> Agent log reports: "2012-05-03 17:48:02 gpg-agent[2190] ssh keys 
> greater than 4096 bits are not supported"
> 
> The limit appears to be arbitarily set in agent/command-ssh.c 
> following a max mpi_data_size.
> 
> Does anyone know why the limit is set at 4096 bits, and whether
> there are any plans for supporting SSH keys of lengths greater than
> 4096bit in the gpg-agent?
> 
> Thanks. Ali
> 
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Use SSH agent instead of GPG agent for ssh keys.
See the manual page "ssh-add" (and "ssh-agent"). The ssh-agent should
usually start when you login.

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Mika Suomalainen
gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 4DB53CFE82A46728
Key fingerprint = 24BC 1573 B8EE D666 D10A  AA65 4DB5 3CFE 82A4 6728

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