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authorJeremy T. Bouse <Jeremy.Bouse@UnderGrid.net>2015-10-25 22:29:43 -0400
committerJeremy T. Bouse <Jeremy.Bouse@UnderGrid.net>2015-10-25 22:29:43 -0400
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diff --git a/paramiko/ecdsakey.py b/paramiko/ecdsakey.py
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--- a/paramiko/ecdsakey.py
+++ b/paramiko/ecdsakey.py
@@ -129,13 +129,11 @@ class ECDSAKey (PKey):
@staticmethod
def generate(curve=curves.NIST256p, progress_func=None):
"""
- Generate a new private RSA key. This factory function can be used to
+ Generate a new private ECDSA key. This factory function can be used to
generate a new host key or authentication key.
- :param function progress_func:
- an optional function to call at key points in key generation (used
- by ``pyCrypto.PublicKey``).
- :returns: A new private key (`.RSAKey`) object
+ :param function progress_func: Not used for this type of key.
+ :returns: A new private key (`.ECDSAKey`) object
"""
signing_key = SigningKey.generate(curve)
key = ECDSAKey(vals=(signing_key, signing_key.get_verifying_key()))