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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3654

Bug ID: 3654
Summary: "ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" raises misleading
permission error
Product: Portable OpenSSH
Version: 9.4p1
Hardware: 68k
OS: Mac OS X
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P5
Component: ssh-add
Assignee: unassigned-bugs@mindrot.org
Reporter: docwhat@gerf.org

ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub reports:

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? ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@ WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE! @
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Permissions 0644 for '/Users/clintonpowell/.ssh/id_rsa.pub' are too
open.
It is required that your private key files are NOT accessible by
others.
This private key will be ignored.
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I expected it to say the file is invalid format or better yet, a
message about it needing a private key.

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? ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Error loading key "/Users/christianholtje/.ssh/id_rsa.pub": invalid
format
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