May 2005
Intermediate to advanced
666 pages
21h 5m
English
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SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
by Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes
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Identity and Authorization Files, Tectia
~/.ssh2/authorization keywords: use one keyword/value pair per line.
Keyword | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Old way to specify a forced command;
now obsolete, use |
| Location of public-key file |
| Options for the key immediately preceding it; see Options table below |
| Location of PGP public-key file |
| Select PGP key by fingerprint |
| Select PGP key by ID |
| Select PGP key by name |
~/.ssh2/authorization key options: one or more options separated by commas.
Option | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Accept connections from incoming hosts |
| Specify a forced command |
| Reject connections from incoming hosts |
| Set environment variable |
| Set idle timeout |
| Disable agent forwarding |
| Disable port forwarding |
| Don’t allocate TTY |
| Disable X Window forwarding |
~/.ssh2/identification keywords: one keyword/value pair per line.
Keyword | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Location of private-key file |
| Select PGP key by fingerprint |
| Select PGP key by ID |
| Select PGP key by name |
| Location of PGP private-key file |
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