.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ssh-add
-.Nd adds identities for the authentication agent
+.Nd adds RSA identities for the authentication agent
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm ssh-add
.Op Fl lLdD
.Op Ar
-.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
-adds identities to the authentication agent,
+adds RSA identities to the authentication agent,
.Xr ssh-agent 1 .
When run without arguments, it adds the file
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity .
Alternative file names can be given on the command line.
If any file requires a passphrase,
.Nm
-asks for the passphrase from the user.
+asks for the passphrase from the user.
The Passphrase it is read from the user's tty.
.Pp
The authentication agent must be running and must be an ancestor of
This version of OpenSSH
.Bl -bullet
.It
-has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents, see
-.Xr ssl 8 )
+has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents)
directly removed from the source code; any licensed or patented components
are chosen from
external libraries.
.It
has been updated to support ssh protocol 1.5.
.It
-contains added support for
+contains added support for
.Xr kerberos 8
authentication and ticket passing.
.It
supports one-time password authentication with
.Xr skey 1 .
.El
-.Pp
-The libraries described in
-.Xr ssl 8
-are required for proper operation.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ssh 1 ,
.Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
.Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
.Xr sshd 8 ,
-.Xr ssl 8