From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 2 03:28:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE49416A420 for ; Thu, 2 Feb 2006 03:28:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from davidbryce@fastmail.fm) Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com (out4.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 491E043D48 for ; Thu, 2 Feb 2006 03:28:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from davidbryce@fastmail.fm) Received: from frontend1.internal (mysql-sessions.internal [10.202.2.149]) by frontend1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93E34D33B0A for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:28:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from web2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.211]) by frontend1.internal (MEProxy); Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:28:45 -0500 Received: by web2.messagingengine.com (Postfix, from userid 99) id D1A0110866; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:28:34 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <1138850914.22029.253343902@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: iixYTdry6BtwS1EODgmCXNLTVW+eBLp/0m2VnIZDYCFx 1138850914 From: "david bryce" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 5022 (F2.73; T1.15; A1.64; B3.05; Q3.03) References: <1138676399.30955.253148220@webmail.messagingengine.com> <20060131094135.GA2042@flame.pc> <1138836616.370.253326484@webmail.messagingengine.com> <5ceb5d550602011604p45bf08dfx21e972f44736f879@mail.gmail.com> <1138840380.6221.253333657@webmail.messagingengine.com> <43E15989.5050706@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <43E15989.5050706@ywave.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:28:34 +1100 Subject: Re: SSH with Public Key Authentication (Was: Re: Attention: Giorgos Keramidas (Was: CVS Import Permissions)) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:28:47 -0000 On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:59:53 -0800, "Micah" said: > david bryce wrote: > > We are currently using pageant to manage the private key. However, > > the keys we are using are generated with puttygen (not from the > > server). The public key was then copied to the authorized_keys > > file on the server. Would you recommend generating the keys on > > the server? Do you have an idea where are some instructions > > about how to generate the keys on the server? Thanks! > > > > Regards, > > > > DB > > > > Out of curiosity did you use "save public key" or copy and paste out of > the "public key for pasting in openssh authorized_keys file" box? If I > remember correctly, the "save public key" does not produce an openssh > compatible public key. Doing the copy and paste routine should work. > > HTH, > Micah Thanks, Micah! I did use copy and paste out of the public key memo box. Regards, DB -- david bryce davidbryce@fastmail.fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class