Re: S/Key Password prompt using ssh
On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Aaron Brashears wrote:
>I recently upgraded my workstation to the latest unstable. Then, I
>attempted to ssh into a freebsd server I do some work on, but got the
>following unusual message:
>
>otp-md5 128 fl6641 ext
>S/Key Password:
S/Key is a technology for one time passwords (OTP). Basically, you carry
around a little device (that can fit on your keyring, usually), that
generates passwords, in sync with the server you're trying to authenticate
to. Each password is used once, and then thrown away, and a new one
generated by the little device.
That you're now recieving the S/Key Password prompt would either suggest
two things:
1) You need to see the administrator of the FreeBSD machine you are trying
to log into.
2) You need to tell ssh (client) to try and use another authentication
technology. Perhaps you just need to regenerate some RSA keys for yourself
(using ssh-keygen). Using the -v flag to ssh should show you what's
heppening.
Hope this helps.
Cameron Kerr
--
cameron.kerr@paradise.net.nz
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~cameronk/
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