SSH, by default, checks many different routes to login: 1. Checks for a hosts.equiv, shosts.equiv, .rhosts, or .shosts and verifies that the username matches on both ends, allowing the user immediate access 2. Checks for a public / private key pair, at which point it will ask for the passphrase for the public / private key pair, if there is one. 3. Finally, it will allow the user to attempt a login via user / password authentication.
In all 3 cases, the information stream between the client and the server is encrypted. For more detailed info, take a look at the manpage(s) for ssh. FYI, the config files are typically located under /etc/ssh. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 02:16 PM 12/10/2001 -0600, you wrote: >What are the config files and what needs to be done to allow access? Do I >have to tell the sshd file to accept logins? Does ssh just ask for a >username and password if it is encryped, not the phrase? > >From: "Carl Lafferty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [newbie] SSH problems >Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:45:05 -0500 > >Not familiar enough with bastille to be able to offer any suggestions. >my only time installing ssh was on a slackware box that didn't have it >bundled. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dragon . > > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [newbie] SSH problems > > > > > > When I open Putty, I type in the address and click the dot for > > ssh. Telnet > > is turned off, Bastille seems to have turns off all ports and my machine > > doens't respond to ping, telnet, tracert or anything else. My supervisor > > wanted to know why he couldn't ping it. > > > > From: "Carl Lafferty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [newbie] SSH problems > > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:40:39 -0500 > > > > did you make sure that you told putty to use ssh protocol? > > and you need to turn off telnet since ssh is much more secure. > > > > I use putty quite often and one of my main bugaboos > > is forgetting to tell it to use ssh when I go to my > > machine. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dragon . > > > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:01 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [newbie] SSH problems > > > > > > > > > I have a computer I thought SSH was working on. I used Putty to > > > log in but > > > it never asked me for my pass phrase, just my username and password. >I > > > don't know if that was encrypted or not. I'm starting to think not. > > > Anyway, I installed Bastille and told it to keep the ssh port > > and port 22 > > > open, you can specify both name and port. After that it won't > > connect at > > > all. Putty mearly closes the window out and tells me it couldn't > > > connect. > > > Am I missing a file, setting or something that will allow me to > > > connect? I > > > would really love to work on my home box from work. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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