[Gllug] sudo authentication against ssh key

- Tethys tethys at gmail.com
Mon Jul 20 13:20:06 UTC 2009


On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Minty<mintywalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm want to allow a user password-less sudo (to named commands
> controlled via /etc/sudoers) if and only if they've connected via ssh
> using their key.
>
> [...]
>
> Or am I approaching this via the wrong angle?

The only wrongness I can see is assuming that having them ssh in with
a keypair is more secure than having them type their password in.

Tet

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