[Gllug] RSA or DSA

[Holger Duerer]

>>>>> "Nix" == Nix  <nix at esperi.org.uk> writes:

    Nix> On Tue, 17 May 2005, Dani Pardo suggested tentatively:
    >> Steve Nelson wrote:
    >>>> How can I ssh directly with no password?
    >>> 
    >>> What are the permissions on your authorized_keys file? Try setting to 600.
    >> 
    >> Permisions seem correct (600 and owned by root:root).

    Nix> The *entire .ssh directory* needs those permissions.
I believe the test goes even one further and checks that your home
directory is writable to yourself only (lest an attacker be able to
rename your .ssh dir and create a new one).

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  Holger
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