Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:59:53 -0800 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: david bryce <davidbryce@fastmail.fm> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSH with Public Key Authentication (Was: Re: Attention: Giorgos Keramidas (Was: CVS Import Permissions)) Message-ID: <43E15989.5050706@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <1138840380.6221.253333657@webmail.messagingengine.com> 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>
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david bryce wrote: > On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 01:04:19 +0100, "Daniel A." <ldrada@gmail.com> said: >>> Thanks again for taking the time to reply. I have tried using SSH in >>> the past, and got stuck setting up the public key login (that's >>> why we're using pserver). >>> >>> I spent a few hours yesterday trying to get SSH going again. I can >>> login with SSH from the windows machine using Putty, but only when >>> I use password authentication. In order to use cvs with ssh (using >>> the plink program in Putty), we must use public key authentication. >>> >>> We are getting a 'Key Refused' error when trying to use public key >>> authentication. I have tried doing several things including editing >>> the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file: >> Try one or more of the following things: >> - Use puttygen to import your private key, and then export as .ppk >> - Load your key.ppk into pageant, and let it manage your private key(s) >> - Log in using your private key from the server (ie. login to the >> server with your password, and then from the shell ssh >> username@localhost). >> >> Please inform me of your results. > > Daniel, > > Thank you for taking the time to reply. > > 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
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