secsh-keysign, ssh-keysign

secsh helper program for host-based authentication 

Command


SYNOPSIS

secsh-keysign

ssh-keysign


DESCRIPTION

The secsh-keysign utility is used by secsh to access the local host keys and generate the digital signature required during host-based authentication with SSH protocol version 2.

By default, secsh-keysign is disabled and can only be enabled in the global client configuration or by setting EnableSSHKeysign to yes.

ssh-keysign is not intended to be invoked by the user, but from secsh. See the secsh and secshd reference pages for more information about host-based authentication.


FILES

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Mortice Kern Systems/etc/ssh_config 

Is a registry key that controls whether secsh-keysign is enabled.

$ROOTDIR/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key 
$ROOTDIR/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key 

Contain the private parts of the host keys used to generate the digital signature. They should be readable only by an administrator, and not accessible to others.


AUTHORS

Markus Friedl <markus@openbsd.org>


PORTABILITY

All UNIX systems. Windows 2000. Windows XP. Windows Server 2003. Windows Vista. Windows 7. Windows Server 2008.


AVAILABILITY

MKS Toolkit for System Administrators
MKS Toolkit for Developers
MKS Toolkit for Interoperability
MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition


SEE ALSO

Commands:
secsh, secsh-agent, secshd, secsh-keygen

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