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Clarify ED25519 SSH key support

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Ben Bodenmiller 2019-06-14 03:51:13 +00:00 committed by Evan Read
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@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ Following [best practices](https://linux-audit.com/using-ed25519-openssh-keys-in
you should always favor [ED25519](https://ed25519.cr.yp.to/) SSH keys, since they
are more secure and have better performance over the other types.
They were introduced in OpenSSH 6.5, so any modern OS should include the
option to create them. If for any reason your OS or the GitLab instance you
interact with doesn't support this, you can fallback to RSA.
ED25519 SSH keys were introduced in OpenSSH 6.5,
so any modern OS should include the option to create them.
If for any reason your OS or the GitLab instance you interact with doesn't
support ED25519, you can fallback to RSA.
NOTE: **Note:**
Omnibus does not ship with OpenSSH, so it uses the version on your GitLab server. If using
Omnibus, ensure the version of OpenSSH installed is version 6.5 or newer if you want to use ED25519 SSH keys.
### RSA SSH keys