Convert OpenSSH Private Key to OpenSSL Private Key in Java

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In 2019, I answered a question on StackOverflow on converting an OpenSSH Private Key to an RSA Private Key. Recently I had an inquiry about this, so I thought it would be helpful to document for others the exact steps required to perform the conversion in Java using the Maverick Synergy Java SSH API. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56900615/how-to-convert-openssh-private-key-to-rsa-private-key-in-java […]

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What impact will OpenSSH disabling SSH-RSA signatures have on Maverick Java SSH API

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With the release of OpenSSH 8.2 last week, the project announced that they would be disabling ssh-rsa signatures in a future version. I thought that it would be paramount to update our API users as to what this means in practice and how it will impact your implementations. Why are SSH-RSA signatures being disabled? OpenSSH […]

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