Re: OpenSSH_3.1p1 auth problems

From: Jim Levie (jim@entrophy-free.net)
Date: 08/26/02 

From: Jim Levie <jim@entrophy-free.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 07:51:24 -0500

On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 02:52:27 -0500, Cameron L. Spitzer wrote:

> In article <m1lk7mejn4i.fsf@syrinx.oankali.net>, Richard E. Silverman
> wrote:
>>
>> Your problem is that you generated and RSA1 key, which can only be used
>> with protocol 1... but you are using protocol 2. Use
>>
>> ssh-keygen -t {rsa|dsa}
>
> I ran ssh-keygen -t dsa and gave a passphrase, and copied
> .ssh/{id_dsa,id_dsa.pub} to the remote machine. Then I copied id_dsa.pub
> to authorized_keys there. The only thing that's different is I can log
> into the remote machine with that passphrase now, instead of my shadow
> password for the remote machine.
> Is that what was supposed to happen?
> Is that the difference between "keyboard interactive" and "password?" I
> really can't tell from man ssh.
>
> What I expected would happen is .ssh/id_dsa would match, and I wouldn't
> have to type any password any more. But ssh -v gives
>
If you don't want to have to supply any password to the remote then
generate the key with an empty passphrase. 

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