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Andrew Ayer on 2021-11-12 at 21:32:

The problem with using openssl is that you have to worry about cross-protocol attacks because there is no namespace parameter like there is with SSH signatures. SSH signatures provide the necessary structure to safely use a single key for multiple purposes.

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