diff --git a/openssh-askpass-gnome.spec b/openssh-askpass-gnome.spec
index 7ccc316..8c99098 100644
--- a/openssh-askpass-gnome.spec
+++ b/openssh-askpass-gnome.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package openssh-askpass-gnome
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
diff --git a/openssh.changes b/openssh.changes
index b481d76..1931dc4 100644
--- a/openssh.changes
+++ b/openssh.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan  8 10:16:45 UTC 2013 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- use ssh-keygen(1) default keylengths in generating the host key
+  instead of hardcoding it
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 13 10:26:37 UTC 2012 - meissner@suse.com
 
diff --git a/openssh.spec b/openssh.spec
index 115dac8..2100b61 100644
--- a/openssh.spec
+++ b/openssh.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package openssh
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
diff --git a/sshd.init b/sshd.init
index d5b5a1a..7b174b2 100644
--- a/sshd.init
+++ b/sshd.init
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ case "$1" in
         if ! grep -q '^[[:space:]]*HostKey[[:space:]]' /etc/ssh/sshd_config; then
                 if ! test -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key ; then
                     echo Generating /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key.
-                    ssh-keygen -t rsa1 -b 2048 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N ''
+                    ssh-keygen -t rsa1 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key -N ''
                 fi
                 if ! test -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key ; then
                     echo Generating /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ case "$1" in
                 fi
                 if ! test -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key ; then
                     echo Generating /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.
-                    ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -N ''
+                    ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -N ''
                 fi
                 if ! test -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key ; then
                     echo Generating /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key.
-                    ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -b 256 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key -N ''
+                    ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key -N ''
                 fi
         fi
 	echo -n "Starting SSH daemon"