Re: Including port number in known_hosts?

>>>>> "NC" == Nate Carlson <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

NC> We've got a case where we use a box with a single IP to proxy into
NC> multiple SSH servers; the way that known_hosts works right now, it
NC> only matches on the IP address or hostname.. is it possible to get
NC> known_hosts to include the port number, so you can have multiple
NC> SSH servers (with different keys) available via the same IP?

[~/.ssh/config]

host foo
hostname gateway
port 221

host bar
hostname gateway
port 222

..
..
..

[~/.ssh/known_hosts]

gateway (key of server to which gateway:221 is forwarded)
gateway (key of server to which gateway:222 is forwarded)
....

--
Richard Silverman
res@xxxxxxxx

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