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Questions tagged [private-key]

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SSH does not allow the use of a key with group readable permissions

I have a development git server that deploys to a live server when the live branch is pushed to. Every user has their own login and therefore the post-receive hook which does the live deployment is run under their own user. Because I don't want to…
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ssh - Why isn't it trying my private key?

I'm trying to connect to a remote SSH server using a private key at ~/.ssh/id_rsa. When I ssh -v to the server I get the following: ... debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1:…
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Ssh key accepted by host but client disconnect

Helo, I have a problem with SSH after fedora 23 installation. When i wan't to connect to my remote host with private key my host find the key : debug1: matching key found: file /home/theo/.ssh/authorized_keys, line 1 RSA {REDACTED} debug1:…
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How does changing a GPG encryption key's passphrase work?

I know that I can do (edit: fixed this; I'm interested in gpg NOT openssh) gpg --edit-key ...to change my passphrase for my key, but I'm not sure what this means. If I'm encrypting data on box A and decrypting on box B (say with duplicity) do I…
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Can I get anSHA-256 certificate when the CSR is for SHA-1?

I've read: By default, OpenSSL cryptographic tools are configured to make SHA1 signatures. for example, if you want to generate a SHA256-signed certificate request (CSR) , add in the command line: -sha256 I was required to upgrade an existing…
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What does this ssh error mean?

This is my last resort. I've been trying to figure out the problem here for hours. Here's the deal: I have copied my private key from machine #1 onto machine #2. Machine #1 is able to connect via ssh to a server with my public key just fine, but…
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How do I setup sshd to require both a private key and a password?

How do I setup sshd to require both a private key and a password? In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, I currently have: RSAAuthentication yes PubkeyAuthentication yes PasswordAuthentication yes But apparently this allows a user to login using either a private…
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Entering Private Key Passphrase with Putty Command Line PSFTP.exe

I'm using psftp.exe to automate a file download but need to connect with a private key as explained below. I am able to connect, however, the private key requires a Passphrase. This procedure works but I have to enter the Passphrase from the…
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Recover an SSH private key?

I have an RSA key (generated by PuTTYgen) that's set up for logging in to a bunch of machines via SSH. Or rather, i HAD such a key. (The computer it was on crashed, to the point that a reinstall of XP was required. The private key file is…
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haproxy ssl password protected private key

Usage: Haproxy as SSL termination Requirement: Our private keys are password protected and we are not allowed to remove the password for the private key Problem: If i run the following command haproxy -f /pathtoconf a password prompt is shown and…
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Packer won't correctly use private key for SSH auth in provisioning step

I use Packer to build VirtualBox images, with the Ansible provisioner to set up the images. The builder step creates a temporary user (ssh_username and ssh_password). The Ansible provisioner runs using this temporary user. I, of course, want to get…
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How to find out if an OpenSSL certificate was created by a certain private key?

I have an OpenSSl certificate. I also need the private key. I was told it is located somewhere on the server, and true enough, I found multiple SSL key files. Before I try them all by brute force: Is there a way I can find out on terminal if a…
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How to make in SSH private key from one line, three lines

i have ssh-key, something like this -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- my_super_secret_password -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Of course this key does not work. When i am doing manual things, something, like this -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----…
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Easy multi-level authentication for sudo

I have a FreeBSD server with password-based SSH enabled. I would like to enable sudo, but I do not want a potential attacker to be one password away from root access. My current solution is logging in as root using a public key (remote password…
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Passing a private key to scp from the command line instead of a file

Is there a way to pass the contents of a private key directly to the scp command instead of having to copy it to a file and pointing at it via the -i /path/to/key.pem option? So instead of doing: scp -i key.pem source target Can I do something like…
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