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Setting up sshd_config in cygwin for AES encrypted file transfer
I'm a bit newer to cygwin and sshd, and I want to configure sshd to allow encrypted SFTP file transferring.
From what I understand, I need to find some sort of sshd_config example (which for some ...
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Secure remote editing of root-accessible files over SSH
As per security best practices one should not allow root login over SSH with password or keys. Instead, sudo should be used.
However, if one wants to use SSH (SFTP) for remote editing of server ...
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Transfer files using authentication
I have the public key with me(the pub file), for using sftp with public key authentication mode. How do i use sftp command for testing transfer file from my machine to the sftp server. For username ...
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How can I export public key in PEM format with GnuPG?
I'm writing SW that uses opessl library for verifying DSA signatures. I have public keys from senders in gpg format. How can I convert those into .pem so that openssl can read them?
I found this from ...
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Create Public Key from Private (ECDSA Encryption)
I tried Crypto but they said a different exchange would be more suitable. I'm interested in how bitcoin addresses are created so I read through the technical details here - ...
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Putty Pageant - key authentification works without running agent
Hello I am using Putty Pageant for using key authentification to remote server. On remote server to which I am connecting I have public key stored in authorized_keys file. Permissions and content of ...
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ssh can't use key, but password works
I have an Ubuntu server running for my SCM, and am doing my development on a windows computer. This setup has worked for a long time with out any problems. But now I get a strange problem.
The ...
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How is public key authentication secure? [closed]
Many articles suggest that using public key authentication is more secure than using a password. References: ...
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WinSCP does not recognise key file
I am trying to set up a batch file for an automated transaction, however my tests have so far failed.
I have the public key of the server where the connection is made. It has been saved as a .pkk ...
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Windows PowerShell doesn’t use my SSH keys
I have a Git repository hosted on Bitbucket. I can connect to this using Git Bash terminal, which uses my public key defined in my H: drive (network drive), but if I try the same from Windows ...
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Blocked out of server because I don't have access to usual ssh public key, any solution?
I momentarily don't have access to my usual computer and would like to work on my personal dev server (Raspberry Pi) as usual using ssh. My problem is I secured it so you can only log in it with my ...
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What is the difference between the .pem and .pub and non suffixed ssh credentials files?
Running "ssh-keygen -t dsa" generates two files, if given input "key1" as the file name:
key1
and
key.pub
However, I've also seen ".pem" files used, for example, in AWS.
Whats the relationship ...
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Isn't it dangerous to use SSH keys to login to an unknown/compromised server?
Say I provide someone with my public SSH key, the id_rsa.pub and he/she installs it on a server that is compromised, and I am asked to login.
Does the login process involve sending my private key to ...
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Fetch GPG public keys for thunderbird address book contacts
I just started using GPG in Thunderbird 17 (via enigmail). Now I want to fill my private key database with all the keys of other people that use mail encryption as well. One way, other than asking ...
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public key always asking for password and keyphrase
I am trying to SSH from a NAS to a webserver using a public key.
NAS user is 'root' and webserver user is 'backup'
I have all permissions set correctly and when I debug the SSH connection I get:
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Cannot get Public Key Authentication working from Linux to Windows
I have setup PublicKeyAuthentication as per the instructions here
It seems its authenticating but the connection to the remote computer closing immediately. For example if I use scp, the log says ...
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Is there an imageshack-like service for text (I want to publish a public key)? [closed]
Is there something like imageshack, tweetpic etc.. for text?
I just want to publish my public key in an easy way.
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Verifying Authenticode signed executables and DLLs using OpenSSL API
I have installed openssl and now the rsa_test.c is running fine. What I want to do is:
Open any exe or dll digital certificate. Extract the Thumbprint and PublicKey.
The public key contains the ...
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Windows Script for connecting to remote SFTP server with public key authentication
I am trying to connect to a SFTP server for a client of ours and send files in an automated process using MS Windows. The details I have received from the client do not include the password. I instead ...
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Public-Private key pair ssh authorization for another login
Currently to connect to my server via ssh I am using
ssh domain.com -l root
I am authenticated with public-private key pair.
My Mac username is different from root, so I need to provide -l key.
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Does the use of Tor makes additional encryption unnecessary?
I know Tor uses encryption to guarantee anonymity, but I if wish to guarantee the privacy of my conversations should I use an additional layer of encryption?
Can my home router or ISP intercept Tor ...
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How can I export public keys in PEM format with GnuPG?
I know that gpg --export -o pub.key -a "Username" exports a users' public key, but it doesn't seem to write a standard PEM format block.
Is there any way to export keys from gpg in PEM format?
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Public Key Auth + Kerberos
I've setup public key authentication for ssh'ing into my university machine. However, it only logs me in on the local machine and doesn't give me Kerberos credentials which I need for accessing my ...
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How safe is it to make my SSH Public key, very public?
Is it a security risk to allow anyone to see your SSH public key?
My public key(s) are on all the machines I login to regularly, and I've also given other sysadmins my .pub file so they allow me ...
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SSH and Public Keys
I have created keys for git following instructions on http://help.github.com/linux-set-up-git/
This works nice, but when I try to ssh to another host, it tries to use same public key. Also, ssh to ...
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How to create additional gpg keyring
I have public and private keyring files in my .gnupg directory (pubring.gpg and secring.gpg). I want to create a new keyring trustedkeys.gpg, also in .gnupg, to which I can add other people's public ...
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Can SSH into remote server but can't SCP?
I can SSH into remote server just fine using private key authentication with prompt for passphrase.
However I'm getting permission denied when I try to SCP a file using the same passphrase. Here's my ...
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SSH publickey autentication - server accepts key but auth does not succeed
I'm helping a friend who has some trouble connecting using public-key authentication, to a server maintainied by me. Public-key auth works fine for a couple of other users. Of course, my friend's ...
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How to setup ssh, key-based (“password-less”) logins to a Linux/MacOSX sshd server via Windows, Linux, or MacOSX clients?
How does one setup ssh, key-based ("password-less") client logins to a Linux/MacOSX sshd server via Windows, Linux, or MacOSX clients?
[Seeking both basic, conceptual understanding of key-based, ...
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Are GPG and SSH keys interchangable?
I want to generate an RSA key in GPG and use it in SSH login. Is this even possible? If so, how?
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Public key repository - does this exist?
This is one of those "Surely this already exists, and if not, I damn well better build it!" moments.
Here's my problem: I run a devteam, of around 10 individuals. Each of us has our own private ...
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Incessant prompting for id_rsa passphrase
Running on Mac OS X and I switched to zsh a couple months ago & started using git quite heavily. At each initial login now I'm getting a prompt for my .ssh/id_rsa passphrase:
starting...
Enter ...
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How does gpg handle multiple keys in a keypair?
As I understand it, keypairs used with gpg generally have more than one associated key: one for signing and one for encryption. How are these multiple keys managed when using gpg (to push to a ...
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PGP private key password change and relationship to public key
I have been looking at PGP for a few days and noticed that if I change the password on the private key, parts of the private key change, but a large portion of it remains the same. The public key does ...
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SSH Public RSA key fails to authenticated after restore
I just put a new hard drive in my computer and restored my id_rsa key from a backup I had. However, when I try to connect to SSH, OSX is asking for a password. I didn't set a password when I created ...
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How can I add my picture to my public key using GnuPG?
I've created a key pair using GnuPG. I've read that in addition to multiple identities and email addresses, one can also embed a small image (most usually of the user) to help perhaps with memory ...
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Problem adding public key for apt
I was trying to get the official mongodb for Ubuntu, following the instructions at http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Ubuntu+and+Debian+packages
After adding the deb ...
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How is encryption handled when different email clients send emails securely?
Whose public key is used to encrypt email from me@myemailservice.com to you@youremailservice.com? My email client can't have the public key of every person in the world I could possibly write an email ...
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SSH key authentication with another user
I'm confusing myself on some ssh key-based authentication.
Let's say I have:
Host A:
user tom
.ssh
tom_private_key
tom_public_key
Host B:
user shared
.ssh
shared_private_key
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ssh-copy-id and duplicates in authorized_keys
I want to type password only once when connecting to SSH so I use ssh-copy-id and install my pubkey into authorized keys.
But I don't keep track which servers already have my key and which does not, ...
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Problem using git on Windows 7 with msysgit and .ssh keys
I'm using git on my Ubuntu machine with my existing ssh keys.
Now I have to use Git on Windows 7, and need to use the same keypairs.
I have set up msysgit and created an .ssh folder in ...
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publickey authentication only works with existing ssh session
publickey authentication only works for me if I've already got one ssh session open.
I am trying to log into a host running Ubuntu 10.10 desktop with publickey authentication, and it fails when I ...
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Tell git which private key to use
ssh has the -i option to tell it which private key file to use when authenticating:
-i identity_file
Selects a file from which the identity (private key) for RSA or DSA
authentication is ...
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In Keychain Access on OS X, Find matching public and private keys
I have a couple keys that seem to have been generated with the same names. I would like to know which public key match up with which private keys so I can rename/delete them. Is this something that is ...
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Enigmail Public Key Reference
I seem to remember in earlier versions of EnigMail, the Thunderbird add-on that it was possible to have it display the location of your public key (name & server). This doesn't seem to be the case ...
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Access denied to encrypted files after deleting system profile
After my profile became corrupt (from an IE7 developer toolbar bug... that's another story), I was forced to deleted C:\Documents And Settings[myUserAccount]. After having a sysadmin recreate the ...
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SSH asks for password, even with public key installed [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Problem with shared ssh keys
I have set up pub key authentication between two servers. Everything should work, but I am still asked for the password.
Here's parts of my ...
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Is it ok to share private key file between multiple computers/services?
So we all know how to use public key/private keys using SSH, etc. But what's the best way to use/reuse them? Should I keep them in a safe place forever? I mean, I needed a pair of keys for accessing ...
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SSH keeps requesting my password if I use a keyfile other than default
I have a keyfile named KEY, which has KEY and KEY.pub. I upload the pub to authorized_keys, and add the private with
ssh-add /home/user/.ssh/KEY
But when I try to connect with ssh user@host.com, ...
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How to retrieve a public key from remote host?
I received from a partner an SSH private key also, I need to make a php script to connect to the host and send some data through this connexion.
However I need to provide to the ssh php function a ...
