Re: ssh keys from two behind-the-firewall boxes?
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 02:57:01AM +0100, Jean-Marc V. Liotier wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-02-01 at 01:55, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
> > Does anyone have a FAQ on how to set this all up?
>
> Below is what worked for me. I think that it may vary according to the
> version of the SSH protocol that you want to use, but it works like that
> on a stock Debian unstable.
>
> # On the local host :
> ssh-keygen -t dsa -f id_dsa
> # When prompted for a password, just press 'enter'.
> scp id_dsa.pub username@remote.host.net:~/
>
> # On the remote host :
> test -d ~/.ssh || mkdir ~/.ssh
> chmod 700 ~/.ssh
> cd ~/.ssh
> touch authorized_keys2
> cat ~/id_dsa.pub >> authorized_keys2
> chmod 640 authorized_keys2
> rm -f ~/id_dsa.pub
authorized_keys2 is for backward compatibility. You can simply use
authorized_keys.
The ssh-copy-id script shipped with ssh automates this process, except
for the initial ssh-keygen stage.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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