-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.54 2002/06/19 00:27:55 deraadt Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.55 2002/11/26 02:35:30 stevesk Exp $
.\"
.\" -*- nroff -*-
.\"
.It Fl b Ar bits
Specifies the number of bits in the key to create.
Minimum is 512 bits.
-Generally 1024 bits is considered sufficient, and key sizes
-above that no longer improve security but make things slower.
+Generally, 1024 bits is considered sufficient.
The default is 1024 bits.
.It Fl c
Requests changing the comment in the private and public key files.