Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-10 Thread Nathaniel Homier
Tzafrir Cohen wrote: On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 02:00:49AM -0600, Nathaniel Homier wrote: I have the private key backed up on a desktop computer. The pass phrase was generated with a high quality pseudo-random number generator using 20 characters consisting of letters, numbers and symbols. The

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-10 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 02:00:49AM -0600, Nathaniel Homier wrote: > I have the private key backed up on a desktop computer. The pass phrase > was generated with a high quality pseudo-random number generator using > 20 characters consisting of letters, numbers and symbols. The key > strength i

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-10 Thread Nathaniel Homier
Sudev Barar wrote: 2008/6/10 Nathaniel Homier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Yep, I got my key based auth working great now. I also took the time to disable all other auth. Did "/etc/init.d/ssh restart" and checked again and all is well. I carry my public and private key on my thumb drive and the priva

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-10 Thread Nathaniel Homier
Sudev Barar wrote: 2008/6/10 Nathaniel Homier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: The nicknames are a good idea. I can pretend that I am on the Nostromo when I am using mother. :) ;-) It would be good idea to re-jig configuration file at son to allow only key based authentication. This way even ssh log in

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-09 Thread Nathaniel Homier
H.S. wrote: Nathaniel Homier wrote: I have 1 desktop computer (we will call it son) and it runs a ssh server. When I visit my mothers house I would like to be able to access (son) from my mothers computer (we will call it mom). I have setup the Here is what I do (I use this method to acce

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-09 Thread H.S.
Nathaniel Homier wrote: I have 1 desktop computer (we will call it son) and it runs a ssh server. When I visit my mothers house I would like to be able to access (son) from my mothers computer (we will call it mom). I have setup the Here is what I do (I use this method to access my univ lab

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-09 Thread Nathaniel Homier
Alan Chandler wrote: Jochen Schulz wrote: Nathaniel Homier: I have 1 desktop computer (we will call it son) and it runs a ssh server. When I visit my mothers house I would like to be able to access (son) from my mothers computer (we will call it mom). I have setup the ssh server on (son) to u

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-09 Thread Alan Chandler
Jochen Schulz wrote: > Nathaniel Homier: >> >> I have 1 desktop computer (we will call it son) and it runs a ssh >> server. When I visit my mothers house I would like to be able to access >> (son) from my mothers computer (we will call it mom). I have setup the >> ssh server on (son) to use key

Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-09 Thread Jochen Schulz
Nathaniel Homier: > > I have 1 desktop computer (we will call it son) and it runs a ssh > server. When I visit my mothers house I would like to be able to access > (son) from my mothers computer (we will call it mom). I have setup the > ssh server on (son) to use key based authentication.

Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.

2008-06-09 Thread Nathaniel Homier
I have 1 desktop computer (we will call it son) and it runs a ssh server. When I visit my mothers house I would like to be able to access (son) from my mothers computer (we will call it mom). I have setup the ssh server on (son) to use key based authentication. Now the question is, do I run