_TheHobbyist_ Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I'm probably doing something wrong or missing a step (although I was sure I triple checked!), but I cannot seem to get SSH using private/public key authentication working. Using -vvv doesn't really yield anything helpful - it simply skips that method of authentication and asks for a password. I've checked permissions, looked over sshd_config, tried generating on both the Squirrel and my PC, and nothing seems to do the trick. I'm at my wits end, so I came here in hopes that someone has had success getting this to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleo Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 ssh-copy-id Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheHobbyist_ Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 That was a great suggestion, but even after generating the key and having it successfully copy over using ssh-copy-id (once I ssh into the Squirrel I can see the pub key has been copied into the auth file), it still prompts me for the password, even when I use -i If need be I can post the verbose output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheHobbyist_ Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 I managed to get it working. Since I am SSHing in as root, I needed to disable write and exec permissions on the root folder. Once I did that it used key authentication. Hope this helps others that might have the same issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGee Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Oh I thought this was about a different topic. But is there a way to setup reverse SSH towards a cloud IP to get in, instead of using VPN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheHobbyist_ Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 I should clarify that it was write and exec permissions for the group that I removed (not root)! As for your question LGee, I think you can achieve that with autossh, but I haven't played around with it enough to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 On 10/30/2017 at 3:54 AM, _TheHobbyist_ said: I managed to get it working. Since I am SSHing in as root, I needed to disable write and exec permissions on the root folder. Once I did that it used key authentication. Hope this helps others that might have the same issue. That's on;y needed for the keys stored in the /root/.ssh folder though. I was able to take a Squirrel out of the box, use ssh-copy-id to copy my keys, and SSH in without changing any permissions. 10 hours ago, LGee said: Oh I thought this was about a different topic. But is there a way to setup reverse SSH towards a cloud IP to get in, instead of using VPN? Currently you can use AutoSSH, but we are replacing that with SSHTunnel in firmware 1.1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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