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| asdasdsa (79.112.118.124) (hidden) (untrusted) | Restored revision 1505231650. Undoing revision 1527942982. (martin) (hidden) | ||
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| You should get an SSH host key fingerprint along with your credentials from a server administrator. Knowing the host key fingerprint and thus [[ssh_verifying_the_host_key|being able to verify it]] is an integral part of securing an SSH connection. It prevents [[wp>Man-in-the-middle_attack|man-in-the-middle attacks]]. | You should get an SSH host key fingerprint along with your credentials from a server administrator. Knowing the host key fingerprint and thus [[ssh_verifying_the_host_key|being able to verify it]] is an integral part of securing an SSH connection. It prevents [[wp>Man-in-the-middle_attack|man-in-the-middle attacks]]. | ||
| - | ''Code Text''===== Safely obtaining host key ===== | + | ===== Safely obtaining host key ===== |
| In the real world, most administrators do not provide the host key fingerprint. | In the real world, most administrators do not provide the host key fingerprint. | ||
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| - | Fuck this stupid shit documentation. | ||
| Instead you can ask anyone else who has a physical access to the server or who already knows the host key. The host key is only one and hence the same for all users. Also note that the host key fingerprint is generated from a public key part of the host key only. So it is not secret and can be safely sent over unencrypted (yet trusted) communication channels. | Instead you can ask anyone else who has a physical access to the server or who already knows the host key. The host key is only one and hence the same for all users. Also note that the host key fingerprint is generated from a public key part of the host key only. So it is not secret and can be safely sent over unencrypted (yet trusted) communication channels. | ||