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Minimally document key generation novelties.

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Covers Ed448 (and the user interface change to "EdDSA"), and the prime
generation method. (Both of these need better words, really.)
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@ -2534,9 +2534,12 @@ Configuration is similar to cipher selection (see
PuTTY currently supports the following host key types:
\b \q{Ed25519}: \i{Edwards-curve} \i{DSA} using a twisted Edwards
\b \q{\i{Ed25519}}: \I{EdDSA}Edwards-curve DSA using a twisted Edwards
curve with modulus \cw{2^255-19}.
\b \q{\i{Ed448}}: another \I{EdDSA}Edwards-curve DSA type.
\#{XXX-REVIEW-BEFORE-RELEASE: better description}
\b \q{ECDSA}: \i{elliptic curve} \i{DSA} using one of the
NIST-standardised elliptic curves.