Bit Length Option

[simon-p-r]

Hi

Nice module however I can't seem to leave passphrase empty and configure the bits length -is that right?

Thanks
Simon

[ericvicenti]

Empty passphrase is the default, or you can pass null/false/undefined .

Bit length is not configurable, but you could add an option for it:
https://github.com/ericvicenti/ssh-keygen/blob/master/src/ssh-keygen.js#L50

I'd be happy to merge and release any upgrades you've got, adding this as an opt would be pretty easy.

Also, check out the pem module. It is a more mature alternative which I stumbled upon after writing this module.

[simon-p-r]

Thanks

I have tried passing null, false or undefined to passphrase but it doesn't work. I have attached code;

var keygen = require('ssh-keygen');
var fs = require('fs');
var config = {
comment: 'wonderful comment',
password: 'testing1234',
location: '/path/to/store/key',
read: true
};

var comment = config.comment;
var password = config.password;
var location = config.location;
var read = config.read;

keygen({location: location,comment:comment, password: password, read: read}, function(err, out){
console.log('SSH keys being created!');
fs.writeFile(location, out.key, function (err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Private key created!');
fs.writeFile(location + '.pub', out.pubKey, function (err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Public key created!');
});
});
});

Maybe you can show me how to override passphrase as trying to make it generic?

Cheers
Simon