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Switch to ed25519 as default key type #48

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dolmen opened this issue Oct 5, 2022 · 4 comments
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Switch to ed25519 as default key type #48

dolmen opened this issue Oct 5, 2022 · 4 comments
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dolmen commented Oct 5, 2022

ed25519 is the algorithm that GitHub recommends: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent

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dolmen commented Jan 23, 2025

This has been released in v1.400.

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dolmen commented Jan 23, 2025

Some top open source contributors or cryptography experts use (ecdsa-sha2-nistp256) instead:

Relevant papers:

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I use ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 because it's what's supported by my YubiKey which I use through yubikey-agent.

If I used a local key it would probably be an ed25519, although the difference is not likely to ever matter.

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JAG-UK commented Jan 23, 2025

I have p256 for very similar reasons to @FiloSottile - in other contexts (esp. web3 type engagements) I've been happily using 25519 for years. No issues with this change.

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