[wplug] OpenSSH keys problem

[Scott Eicher]

I am trying to setup RSA/DSA key authentication from a RedHat 7.2 system
running OpenSSH-3.1p1-6 to a RedHat8.0 system running OpenSSH-3.4p1-2. I
have generated both RSA and DSA keys via the command ssh-keygen -t rsa and
ssh-keygen -t dsa. I have appended the keys to the
/home/username/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the system that I'm connecting
to. When I try to ssh to the RedHat8 system it always authenticates me back
to my password instead of to either of the keys. I have tried using both
keys independently by removing each of them from the keys file one at a time
but neither want to work properly.

Here are the verbose debug lines:

OpenSSH_3.1p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090602f
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be
trusted.
debug1: restore_uid
debug1: ssh_connect: getuid 0 geteuid 0 anon 1
debug1: Connecting to HOSTIPADDRESS [HOSTIPADDRESS] port 22.
debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/0 (e=0)
debug1: restore_uid
debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 0/0 (e=0)
debug1: restore_uid
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: read PEM private key done: type DSA
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_3.4p1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.4p1 pat OpenSSH*
Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.1p1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 124/256
debug1: bits set: 1647/3191
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host 'HOSTIPADDRESS' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /root/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug1: bits set: 1635/3191
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: kex_derive_keys
debug1: newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: waiting for SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: done: ssh_kex2.
debug1: send SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST
debug1: service_accept: ssh-userauth
debug1: got SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT
debug1: authentications that can continue:
publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: next auth method to try is publickey
debug1: try privkey: /root/.ssh/identity
debug1: try pubkey: /root/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: authentications that can continue:
publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: try privkey: /root/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: next auth method to try is keyboard-interactive
debug1: authentications that can continue:
publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: next auth method to try is password 
(HERE IT PROMPTS FOR THE PASSWORD, NOT THE PASSPHRASE)

Could this be a bug or am I doing something wrong? I'd like to get this
working without having to upgrade the openssh package on the client system.

Thanks,
Scott