Re: Limiting SSH access on key based logins?

From: Richard E. Silverman (res_at_qoxp.net)
Date: 09/18/05

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    >>>>> "morphex" == morphex <morphex@gmail.com> writes:

        morphex> Hi, I'm setting up a backup server, which I was planning to
        morphex> have backup other servers using authentication via keys. I'd
        morphex> like the keys to only be allowed to do variations of rsync -
        morphex> is it possible to specify this?

        morphex> I've read in the manual page that authorized_keys is the
        morphex> place to put these restrictions, but I'm having some problems
        morphex> figuring out the right format.

        morphex> Could any of you provide me with an example I could use?

    AUTHORIZED_KEYS FILE FORMAT
         $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys is the default file that lists the public keys
         that are permitted for RSA authentication in protocol version 1 and for
         public key authentication (PubkeyAuthentication) in protocol version 2.
         AuthorizedKeysFile may be used to specify an alternative file.
    ...
         command="command"
                 Specifies that the command is executed whenever this key is used
                 for authentication. The command supplied by the user (if any) is 

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  Richard Silverman
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