Re: sshd handing all authentication to shell

From: MITCH BLACK (mmgqg_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/08/05 

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:55:08 GMT

Thanks, this is helpful.

I will begin looking for this answer myself, but in the meantime... How do I
configure sshd (openssh on debian) to grant access on "none"?

Thanks!

Mitch

"Richard E. Silverman" <res@qoxp.net> wrote in message
news:m26502gxb1.fsf@darwin.oankali.net...
>
>> Would the user authentication peice for user "none" be accomplished using
>> shosts.equiv or soemthing like that?
>
> "none" is not a username here; it's a reserved authentication method name.
> SSH clients normally first issue a userauth request for method "none"; the
> server fails it, and in the process returns a list of the methods it
> supports. If authentication is not required for the specified account,
> however, the server can return success for the "none" method and
> immediately grant access.
>
> - Richard