Curious question...

From: Eddie Howe (ehowe_at_shopping.com)
Date: 09/14/05

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    Hey, there. I just had a curious question with regards to
    authentication methods.

    In using password auth for the normal connections, and public keys for
    automated systems, I was just giving some thought to the idea of having
    a per-user setup for authentication methods. I know the commercial
    version of SSH allows this, at least, I'm fairly certain.

    Does OpenSSH have any form of system in place to allow pubkeys to be
    disabled for specific users, or, on the flip side, allow pubkeys to be
    enabled only for specific users? If so, that'd be really cool. If not,
    we'll just have to figure out some other solution, but I thought I'd
    ask. After a good bit of hunting, I found nothing really concrete about
    a means to do so.

    Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks!

    Eddie Howe
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