[X2Go-User] ssh-keygen.exe loads the processor every time the client starts

Mihai Moldovan ionic at ionic.de
Fri Oct 6 03:12:57 CEST 2017


On 09/28/2017 01:49 PM, Max A. wrote:
> I'm using a x2go server on CentOS 6.9 (the latest version from EPEL, 
> 4.0.1.20), clients use Windows XP/7 and the latest version of X2Go 
> Client (4.1.0.0-2017.03.11). Each time the client connects, 
> ssh-keygen.exe (C:\Program Files\x2goclient\ssh-keygen.exe) starts with 
> the parameters "-t rsa -b 4096 -N" "-C" X2Go Client RSA user key "-f C: 
> /Users/max/.x2go/ssh/gen/key.fl1416 ". On not very powerful computers, 
> this causes a delay of a few seconds with each connection and irritates 
> users. Tell me please, if it is possible to generate this key once and 
> for all?

I understand that this may be inconvenient, but no, there's currently no way to
generate a set of keys that will be re-used.

I explicitly decided against that. For more information and the rationale for
this change, refer to the release announcement:
http://lists.x2go.org/pipermail/x2go-announcements/2017/000302.html



Mihai

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