ssh2 rsa/dss

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#1

any idea how do i get the ssh to accept rsa keys instead of passwords ?

could not find the conf to enable that

#2

This is an OpenWrt question, and it has an OpenWrt answer. The file you need is /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys.

#3

thanks for the hint,
i put the autorised_keys in the usual place … thats why it did not work.

however, it makes zero sense to me to have the file with public keys on a central location
(except busybox/OpenWrt is a 100% Single User OS, and even then it makes very little sense still)

anyway what you say is correct,

cat /root/.ssh/authorized_keys >> /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys

fixed the problem for good, thanks again.

#4

That place is only “usual” for the OpenSSH server. Dropbear has different customs.

If it’s any consolation, I made exactly the same error myself a few years ago.

#5

That place is only “usual” for the OpenSSH server. Dropbear has different customs.

If it’s any consolation, I made exactly the same error myself a few years ago.[/quote]

I did the exact same thing a few weeks ago and forgot that openwrt was running dropbear.

  • Garrett