From 24a2ede7732eb7e29232540dee81ebc8f469d568 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Nevins Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:32:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: mention certificates in faq-hostkeys. --- doc/faq.but | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index dca41519..83ad8b9b 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ we have a script called to convert them to a Windows .REG file, which can be installed ahead of time by double-clicking or using \c{REGEDIT}. +If you just manage and connect to a lot of servers with different host +keys, you could consider using a \q{certification authority}, so that +you only have to configure PuTTY once on each client machine to accept +host keys from any of your servers in future. See \k{config-ssh-kex-cert}. + \S{faq-server}{Question} Will you write an SSH server for the PuTTY suite, to go with the client?