X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: Karl M To: Subject: RE: ssh muliple authentication Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:54:29 -0800 In-Reply-To: <4990CC25.3010207@cygwin.com> References: <4990CC25.3010207@cygwin.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 19:36:53 -0500 > Subject: Re: ssh muliple authentication >=20 > Jody Burnett wrote: >> Can public key authentication and password authentication be set in the >> openssh 5.1 that is packaged with cygwin 1.5.25. There is a .patch file = on >> https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D983 but this is for opens= sh >> 4.7. As well i do not know how to install the patch for ssh. Any help is >> much appreciated. >=20 > You mean the requirements part? If it's part of the vanilla release > of OpenSSH, then I would say the facility is there. Haven't tried it > myself though. But I'd recommend trying it with the version available > from 'setup.exe' before you do much patching of local source. It's > just easier. ;-) >=20 > --=20 > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 >=20 I recall using this approach for a while when the patch was young. By combi= ning pubkey and password, I got the strength and security of pubkey, and the pas= sword gave me real password for changing users, so I could access shares on other machines. The latter problem will soon be a thing of the past (Thanks!), so I'm not sure there is much value in using multiple authentication methods i= n the future. =20 $0.02 =20 ...Karl _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together=97at home, work, or on the= go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/