manual: Shorten section on generating RSA keys.

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diff --git a/web/manual.m4 b/web/manual.m4
index 18c6608ff12bc8646056b9199c4db07a5e8c11a6..1cf6ac29b0b7195c63af6093f4caac24b75f6ac7 100644 (file)
--- a/web/manual.m4
+++ b/web/manual.m4
@@ -377,15 +377,10 @@ key pair with the commands
        ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048
        # hit enter twice to create a key with no passphrase
 
-This generates the two files id_rsa and id_rsa.pub in ~/.ssh. Note
-that paraslash can also read keys generated by the "openssl genrsa"
-command. However, since keys created with ssh-keygen can also be used
-for ssh, this method is recommended.
-
-Note that para_server refuses to use a key if it is shorter than 2048
-bits. In particular, the RSA keys of paraslash 0.3.x will not work
-with version 0.4.x. Moreover, para_client refuses to use a (private)
-key which is world-readable.
+This generates the two files id_rsa and id_rsa.pub in ~/.ssh.
+Note that para_server refuses to use a key if it is shorter than
+2048 bits. Moreover, para_client refuses to use a private key which
+is world-readable.
 
 para_server only needs to know the public key of the key pair just
 created. Copy this public key to server_host: