Re: SSH without a "Username or Password"?

From: Bob (bob.lockie.NOSPAM_at_mail.com)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:58:03 -0400

On 04/27/04 18:22 Ron Olsberg spoke:
> I have a terminal server which uses a Redhat distribution. The
> terminal server vendor has supplied me with a modified version of the
> SSHD exe that allows for mapping of the serial ports directly to IP
> addresses. This allows for a direct connection to the serial ports by
> use of only an IP address. I would like to use SSH to make this
> direct connection but would like to NOT have to enter either a
> username or password. I have configured the sshd_config file on the
> terminal server to allow inbound ssh connections without passwords,
> but have found no way to use a null username. The serial consoles on
> the devices I will be communicating with ,via these terminal server
> ports, will use Tacacs or Raduis for user authentication. Therefore, I
> am simply trying to use ssh to setup a more secure encypted
> communications path. Anyone know how to get sshd to allow a
> connection without either a username or passord???
>
> Thanks Very Much in Advance
> Ron

Maybe you could use "-l x" on the client to use a common username? 

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