Commit bae87fa8 authored by Fern's avatar Fern Committed by Evan Read

Add Troubleshooting info on Invalid Key Format

Adds additional troubleshooting information for
generating ssh key pairs using fido and u2f hardware
security keys.
parent 278994a2
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If you receive this error, restart your terminal and try the command again.
### `Key enrollment failed: invalid format` error
You may receive the following error when [generating an SSH key pair for a FIDO/U2F hardware security key](#generate-an-ssh-key-pair-for-a-fidou2f-hardware-security-key):
```shell
Key enrollment failed: invalid format
```
You can troubleshoot this by trying the following:
- Run the `ssh-keygen` command using `sudo`.
- Verify your IDO/U2F hardware security key supports
the key type provided.
- Verify the version of OpenSSH is 8.2 or greater by
running `ssh -v`.
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