ssh-keyscan
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ssh-keyscan is an OpenSSH utility that quickly gathers public host keys from remote servers for use in known_hosts files and host key verification.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ssh-keyscan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11216199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ssh-keyscan Context triple: [OpenSSH, component, ssh-keyscan]
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A.
Universal SSH Key Manager
Universal SSH Key Manager is an enterprise security solution for discovering, managing, and auditing SSH keys to control access and reduce cryptographic risk across large IT environments.
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B.
SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
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C.
SSH
SSH is the IATA airport code for Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, a major tourist gateway on Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
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D.
Nmap
Nmap is a widely used open-source network scanning and security auditing tool that discovers hosts and services on computer networks.
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E.
Zenmap
Zenmap is the official graphical user interface (GUI) for the Nmap security scanner, designed to make network exploration and vulnerability scanning more accessible and user-friendly.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ssh-keyscan Target entity description: ssh-keyscan is an OpenSSH utility that quickly gathers public host keys from remote servers for use in known_hosts files and host key verification.
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A.
Universal SSH Key Manager
Universal SSH Key Manager is an enterprise security solution for discovering, managing, and auditing SSH keys to control access and reduce cryptographic risk across large IT environments.
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B.
SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
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C.
SSH
SSH is the IATA airport code for Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, a major tourist gateway on Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
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D.
Nmap
Nmap is a widely used open-source network scanning and security auditing tool that discovers hosts and services on computer networks.
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E.
Zenmap
Zenmap is the official graphical user interface (GUI) for the Nmap security scanner, designed to make network exploration and vulnerability scanning more accessible and user-friendly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OpenSSH command-line tool
ⓘ
software utility ⓘ |
| defaultPort | 22 ⓘ |
| developer |
OpenBSD Project
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenBSD
|
| distribution | included in OpenSSH client packages ⓘ |
| documentation | ssh-keyscan(1) manual page ⓘ |
| genre |
network security tool
ⓘ
system administration tool ⓘ |
| input |
file containing hostnames
ⓘ
list of IP addresses ⓘ list of hostnames ⓘ |
| license |
BSD-style license
ⓘ
linked to:
BSD license
|
| networkProtocol | TCP ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| option |
-4
ⓘ
-6 ⓘ -D ⓘ -H ⓘ -T ⓘ -c ⓘ -f ⓘ -p ⓘ -q ⓘ -t ⓘ -v ⓘ |
| outputFormat | known_hosts line format ⓘ |
| partOf | OpenSSH ⓘ |
| platform | command-line interface ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| purpose |
assist in SSH host key verification
ⓘ
gather SSH public host keys from remote servers ⓘ populate known_hosts files ⓘ |
| readsFrom | standard input ⓘ |
| securityNote | does not perform strong authentication of retrieved keys ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
SSH-1
ⓘ
SSH-2 ⓘ
linked to:
SSH
|
| typicalOutput | SSH public host keys in known_hosts format ⓘ |
| usedFor |
auditing SSH host keys across multiple servers
ⓘ
detecting unexpected changes in SSH host keys ⓘ pre-fetching host keys before first SSH connection ⓘ |
| usedWith |
ssh
ⓘ
ssh-keygen ⓘ |
| writesTo |
standard error
ⓘ
standard output ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ssh-keyscan Description of subject: ssh-keyscan is an OpenSSH utility that quickly gathers public host keys from remote servers for use in known_hosts files and host key verification.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.