Re: Entering passwords multiple times (or s/key)

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From: "The Other Guy" <fiik@fiik.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:58:19 +1200

Update -

>From another (remote) FreeBSD system this works fine, but the MacOSX and
Windows SSH clients I have (Cygwin) give a different fingerprint, and don't
immediately give the password prompt.

Not being familiar with SSH, I'm interested to know what the cause of this
behaviour is.

Thanks,

The Other Guy

"The Other Guy" <fiik@fiik.com> wrote in message
news:7FNN8.2854$iR2.328707@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Ah, okay...
>
> Is there a way to get SSH to default to using the password method?
>
> On the LAN, I'm sure it just prompts me for the password and nothing else
> (I'd have to check when I get home, but I also don't have access to this
> newsgroup from there).
>
> Thanks,
>
> The Other Guy
>
> "Richard E. Silverman" <slade@shore.net> wrote in message
> news:m1lvg8ocvro.fsf@syrinx.oankali.net...
> >
> > You didn't provide a trace of a LAN connection for comparison. However,
> > you are not "entering the password four times." SSH is trying s/key
> > authentication first via keyboard-interactive, before falling back to
> > the password method.
> >
> > --
> > Richard Silverman
> > slade@shore.net
>

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