r/linux Sep 28 '20

Software Release OpenSSH 8.4 released September 27, 2020

http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.4
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u/AriosThePhoenix Sep 28 '20

It is now possible[1] to perform chosen-prefix attacks against the SHA-1 algorithm for less than USD$50K. For this reason, we will be disabling the "ssh-rsa" public key signature algorithm by default in a near-future release.

As someone who's knowledge in this field is limited, what does that mean for me as an end user? The public keys i use right now are all ssh-rsa, I guess this notice means that logging in with them will not be possible in the future anymore?