Comments on: SSH login without password (authorized_keys) http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/ Thoughts on technology, skydiving, life, the universe, you know, whatever comes to mind. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:02:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: dokma http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-4186 dokma Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:24:34 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-4186 It's nice to know some nifty little tricks where you can use the SSH paswordless login. Check this article for a few: <a href="http://www.docplanet.org/linux/ssh-login-without-password/" rel="nofollow">http://www.docplanet.org/linux/ssh-login-without-...</a> It's nice to know some nifty little tricks where you can use the SSH paswordless login. Check this article for a few: http://www.docplanet.org/linux/ssh-login-without-...

]]> By: Pedro Assuncao http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Pedro Assuncao Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:40 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-1032 Have you tried using the ssh-copy-id script after generating the key with ssh-keygen? I'm guessing that way will be less error-prone :) You can get the script here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/cvsweb/~checkout~/openssh/contrib/ssh-copy-id?rev=1.8;content-type=text%2Fplain Let me know, Pedro Have you tried using the ssh-copy-id script after generating the key with ssh-keygen?

I’m guessing that way will be less error-prone :)

You can get the script here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/cvsweb/~checkout~/openssh/contrib/ssh-copy-id?rev=1.8;content-type=text%2Fplain

Let me know,
Pedro

]]> By: Sayantan http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Sayantan Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:29:37 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-1031 Hi, I am not able to login without a password. It still asks me for one. I have followed the exact steps you have told to do. My client ssh version is OpenSSH_5.2p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8k-fips 25 Mar 2009 My server ssh version is OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7a Feb 19 2003 The keys match perfectly on the client and the server machines. I dont known if i am missing something. Thanks in advance Hi,

I am not able to login without a password. It still asks me for one. I have followed the exact steps you have told to do.

My client ssh version is
OpenSSH_5.2p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8k-fips 25 Mar 2009

My server ssh version is
OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7a Feb 19 2003

The keys match perfectly on the client and the server machines.

I dont known if i am missing something.

Thanks in advance

]]> By: Pedro Assuncao http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Pedro Assuncao Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:49:16 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-29 Good to know, thanks! :D Good to know, thanks! :D

]]> By: Serge Chevarie-Pelletier http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Serge Chevarie-Pelletier Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:39:30 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-28 On Ubuntu, if you use your login password as your key passphrase, you won't need to load ssh-agent or the key as it will automatically do it for you. On Ubuntu, if you use your login password as your key passphrase, you won’t need to load ssh-agent or the key as it will automatically do it for you.

]]> By: Pedro Assuncao http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Pedro Assuncao Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:17:44 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-16 @yungchin: Cool, even better, less to type :) @yungchin: Cool, even better, less to type :)

]]> By: yungchin http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-15 yungchin Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:38:29 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-15 I guess it's distro-specific when ssh-agent is started, so I don't know. As for the DSA-key instead of the RSA-key as you wrote in the update: I think that is old advice. SSH2 now also supports RSA. It <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/05/msg00331.html" rel="nofollow">may even be the preferred choice</a>. I guess it’s distro-specific when ssh-agent is started, so I don’t know.

As for the DSA-key instead of the RSA-key as you wrote in the update: I think that is old advice. SSH2 now also supports RSA. It may even be the preferred choice.

]]> By: Pedro Assuncao http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Pedro Assuncao Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:31:25 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-11 @yungchin: I see, but is the ssh-agent running on startup by default then? Because some people complain that they need to start ssh-agent by hand sometimes :( @yungchin: I see, but is the ssh-agent running on startup by default then? Because some people complain that they need to start ssh-agent by hand sometimes :(

]]> By: Pedro Assuncao http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Pedro Assuncao Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:30:34 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-10 @yungchin: Cool thanks. It's always good to have this stuff handy ;) @yungchin: Cool thanks. It’s always good to have this stuff handy ;)

]]> By: Pedro Assuncao http://pedroassuncao.com/2009/07/ssh-login-without-password-authorized_keys/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Pedro Assuncao Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:30:11 +0000 http://diffract.me/?p=243#comment-9 @nogoma: Thanks for the clarification. I thought they meant the host you are connecting to. But I think I always leave it without so I don't have to type anything :) @nogoma: Thanks for the clarification. I thought they meant the host you are connecting to. But I think I always leave it without so I don’t have to type anything :)

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