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SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
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SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

by Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes
May 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
666 pages
21h 5m
English
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Identity and Authorization Files, OpenSSH

~/.ssh/authorized_keys key options: use one public key per line, preceded by options.

Option

Meaning

command=”Unix shell command"

Specify a forced command

environment=”variable = value"

Set environment variable

from=host_ or_ ip_address_specification

Limit incoming hosts

no-agent-forwarding

Disable agent forwarding

no-port-forwarding

Disable port forwarding

no-pty

Don’t allocate TTY

no-x11-forwarding

Disable X Window forwarding

permitopen ="H:P"

Permit forwarding to local port P from remote host H

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