https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/ssh-public-keys/m-p/3907867#M11039 I use SSH of Process Software but I guess it's a general SSH question.<BR /><BR />When I SSH to node A for the first time, it gives me the option to copy the host public key. Seems very good because it has no value (hence the name public key).<BR /><BR />But the same is not done for the user identification public file. This one must be copied by hand to node A.<BR /><BR />1) Is there an option to copy the file just as with the host key ?<BR />2) If not, why not ? (implementation reason)<BR /><BR />Wim Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:50:41 GMT Wim Van den Wyngaert 2006-12-05T07:50:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/ssh-public-keys/m-p/3907867#M11039 I use SSH of Process Software but I guess it's a general SSH question.<BR /><BR />When I SSH to node A for the first time, it gives me the option to copy the host public key. Seems very good because it has no value (hence the name public key).<BR /><BR />But the same is not done for the user identification public file. This one must be copied by hand to node A.<BR /><BR />1) Is there an option to copy the file just as with the host key ?<BR />2) If not, why not ? (implementation reason)<BR /><BR />Wim Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:50:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/ssh-public-keys/m-p/3907867#M11039 Wim Van den Wyngaert 2006-12-05T07:50:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/ssh-public-keys/m-p/3907868#M11040 There is a subsystem that specifies this functionality: <A href="http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-secsh-publickey-subsystem-08.txt" target="_blank">http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-secsh-publickey-subsystem-08.txt</A><BR />There aren't many implementations though. The only ones that I know of are VanDyke Software's VShell Server (this is the origin of the subsystem), and a partial implementation that is included with the SSH implementation from Process Software. (see <A href="http://www.process.com/tcpip/mndocs51/USER_GUIDE/Ch07.htm#E54E19)" target="_blank">http://www.process.com/tcpip/mndocs51/USER_GUIDE/Ch07.htm#E54E19)</A><BR />At one time VanDyke offered a patch for OpenSSH to provide the server functionality, but I don't know if it is still available or has been maintained.<BR /><BR />Rich Whalen<BR />Process Software Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:19:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/ssh-public-keys/m-p/3907868#M11040 Richard Whalen 2006-12-05T17:19:27Z