Re: Ssh Login with out a password or key

From: Brian Claise (bclaise_at_tga.com)
Date: 05/28/03 

Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 13:33:15 -0400

Well the idea is that SSH will act solely as an encrypted transport. We
have a "Shell" application that performs all the authentication, and really
provides an idiot proof interface (as opposed to having a bash shell).

The problem about making someone use the authorized keys is that it requires
the client to be pre-configured. We really want to avoid any sort of
pre-configuration if at all possible. This is again a step to becoming
idiot proof.

"Darren Dunham" <ddunham@redwood.taos.com> wrote in message
news:MsRAa.830$La1.340@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
> Brian Claise <bclaise@tga.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I was wondering if anyone has any idea on how to spawn off a process
using
> > ssh.
>
> Absolutely.
>
> > (Well without a login or password, or any authorized keys)
>
> Oops, if you're going to say you can't use something, you have to say
> why not. Otherwise I'm likely to recommend something that won't work
> for the same reason. If you can't use a password, I'm assuming a
> non-interactive application. Why can't you use authorized keys?
>
> > The idea is that the remote user will ssh into the machine, and will
> > bypass the unix login altogether.
>
> So why can't you use authorized keys?
>
> --
> Darren Dunham ddunham@taos.com
> Unix System Administrator Taos - The SysAdmin Company
> Got some Dr Pepper? San Francisco, CA bay area
> < This line left intentionally blank to confuse you. >

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