How to Check the SSH Key Bit Length for an ESXi Host

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Check the SSH key bit length on an ESXi host.

Environment

ESXi 7.0, ESXi 8.0

Resolution

You can check the key length by executing the following command on the ESXi host CLI:

/usr/lib/vmware/openssh/bin/ssh-keygen -l -f "public key file"