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Copying known_hosts between computers?

Connect to a server using OpenSSH_5.9p1 OpenSSL 1.0.1, and it stores a .ssh/known_hosts that's of the format: |1|wwwwwwwwwwwwwww=|wwwwwwwwww= ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAAAAAAA+AAAAA= Then copy that ...
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How do I extract fingerprints from .ssh/known_hosts?

My laptop has a well-populated .ssh/known_hosts file. I'd like to leverage that when connecting to remote hosts from my desktop, since tracking down the fingerprints can be a real chore. However, I ...
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Create a new known_hosts file for openSSH in windows

So i have OpenSSH in windows 7 at a university and i am basicly having this problem: When i first use SSH it is trying to create the known_hosts file on my university network drive H: But this is ...
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known_hosts file doesn't get populated anymore

I had a populated known_hosts file. I was editing it and for a split second I saw a permission error when I saved it. I went to check what the error was and the known_hosts file was blank. Now if I ...
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Where does Putty store known_hosts information on Windows?

How do I tell if Putty already knows about and has cached credentials for specific ssh servers?
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Can I use ssh host key verification with a round-robin DNS?

I'm logging into a server based on a round-robin DNS hostname -- "login.example.com" could go to any of a number of servers. Ideally, I'd like to be able to update my known_hosts file such that ...