version 1.35, 2001/03/11 22:33:23 |
version 1.36, 2001/04/10 09:13:21 |
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Normally each user wishing to use SSH |
Normally each user wishing to use SSH |
with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication |
with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication |
key in |
key in |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity , |
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.Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa |
or |
or |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa . |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa . |
Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys, |
Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys, |
as seen in |
as seen in |
.Pa /etc/rc . |
.Pa /etc/rc . |
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.Sh FILES |
.Sh FILES |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity |
Contains the RSA authentication identity of the user. |
Contains the protocol version 1 RSA authentication identity of the user. |
This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. |
This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. |
It is possible to |
It is possible to |
specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be |
specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be |
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.Xr sshd 8 |
.Xr sshd 8 |
will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity.pub |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity.pub |
Contains the public key for authentication. |
Contains the protocol version 1 RSA public key for authentication. |
The contents of this file should be added to |
The contents of this file should be added to |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys |
on all machines |
on all machines |
where you wish to log in using RSA authentication. |
where you wish to log in using RSA authentication. |
There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. |
There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa |
Contains the DSA authentication identity of the user. |
Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user. |
This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. |
This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. |
It is possible to |
It is possible to |
specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be |
specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be |
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.Xr sshd 8 |
.Xr sshd 8 |
will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa.pub |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa.pub |
Contains the public key for authentication. |
Contains the protocol version 2 DSA public key for authentication. |
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The contents of this file should be added to |
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.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys2 |
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on all machines |
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where you wish to log in using public key authentication. |
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There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. |
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.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa |
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Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user. |
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This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. |
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It is possible to |
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specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be |
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used to encrypt the private part of this file using 3DES. |
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This file is not automatically accessed by |
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.Nm |
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but it is offered as the default file for the private key. |
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.Xr sshd 8 |
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will read this file when a login attempt is made. |
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.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub |
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Contains the protocol version 2 RSA public key for authentication. |
The contents of this file should be added to |
The contents of this file should be added to |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys2 |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys2 |
on all machines |
on all machines |