How to configure OpenSSH sshd to enforce minimum key-lengths for public ssh auth keys

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Issue

  • What's the procedure to configure an ssh server to only allow 2048-bit or larger public-keys?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • openssh packages

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