Rohit Bajaj

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errata : <br>i mentioned "sshkey" to generate the key. the actual command is ssh-keygen. sorry for writing too fast.
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errata :
i mentioned "sshkey" to generate the key. the actual command is ssh-keygen. sorry for writing too fast.

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Hi<br>Suppose i have an ssh set as username and password and not key based.<br>what are the disadvantages of that ?<br>What i see is anyone who has my username and password can access the machine.<br>whereas if i set a key based setup then even if someone has my username and password he wont be able to do it.<br><br>Is that understanding correct ?<br>There are some machines which has ssh setup with user and password.<br>How to convert it to key based + password authentication ?<br><br>Thanks<br><br><br>
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Hi
Suppose i have an ssh set as username and password and not key based.
what are the disadvantages of that ?
What i see is anyone who has my username and password can access the machine.
whereas if i set a key based setup then even if someone has my username and password he wont be able to do it.
Is that understanding correct ?
There are some machines which has ssh setup with user and password.
How to convert it to key based + password authentication ?
Thanks

Convert an SSH login to key based

Telnet is an application layer protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communication facility using a virtual terminal connection. SSH was designed as a replacement for Telnet and for unsecured remote shell protocols. The term telnet is also used to refer to the software that implements the client part of the protocol. SSH provides a secure channel over an unsecured network in a client-server architecture, connecting an SSH client application with an SSH server.