ssh?

Kevin J. Cummings cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
Fri Jun 20 03:09:16 UTC 2008


Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 19Jun2008 21:16, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings at kjchome.homeip.net> wrote:
>> I only use the ssh 2 protocol.  As such, I have/use authorized_keys2.  
>> The version without the "2" is for ssh 1 protocol, and its used should  
>> be deprecated as its not as secure as ssh 2.
> 
> Actually a modern ssh will get ssh2 keys from authorized_keys.
> To lock it down you should specify "Protocol 2" in the sshd_config file,
> thus forbidding ssh1 in the sshd config, and not by luck with the key file.

Well, I guess I've been using ssh since at least 1995, so my 
configurations pre-date the "change", even though I have migrated to 
protocol 2.  B^)

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