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Re:Why does my SSH private key still work after changing som... by ausudhz on Saturday December 31, 2022 @03:05AM (#34194587)
That's the difference between format and content. Web servers make sure the format is correct, they won't inspect the content
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Re:Why does my SSH private key still work after changing som... by Dylan16807 on Saturday December 31, 2022 @06:28AM (#34195485)
I'm pretty sure they mean a web server configured to use the content for TLS.
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Re:Why does my SSH private key still work after changing som... by marcosdumay on Saturday December 31, 2022 @02:49PM (#34200034)
Isn't the whitespace in pem files just recommended? AFAIK, it's there just for interoperability with old transport protocols and not a part of the data at all.
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