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Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
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ssh-ed25519-freebsd.md

Generate keys for system SSH deamon

System openssh

Generate all key types:

/etc/rc.d/sshd keygen
# or ssh-keygen
/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -A -N ''

Generate only ed25519 key:

/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key -N ''

Restart SSH deamon:

/etc/rc.d/sshd restart

Port: openssh/openssh-portable

Generate all key types:

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/openssh keygen
# or ssh-keygen
/usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -A -N ''

Generate only ed25519 key:

/usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key -N ''

Restart SSH deamon:

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/openssh restart
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ghost commented Mar 30, 2015

Generate the missing key's with ssh-keygen -A

Is a new key in openssh server

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