> I wonder if there's something similar for the ssh_host_key ... There is, since version 6.8 (~6 years ago) [0]. Make sure you have "UpdateHostkeys" set to "y

> I wonder if there's something similar for the ssh_host_key ... There is, since version 6.8 (~6 years ago) [0]. Make sure you have "UpdateHostkeys" set to "yes" (or "ask") on the client side. It was off by default when it was first added but I think I remember reading at some point that it changed to enabled by default. -- [0]: https://lwn.net/Articles/637156/ https://lwn.net/Articles/637156/