[wplug] ssh RSA/DSA authentication to foreign machine

[Alexandros Papadopoulos]

Hi list.

I'm connecting via SSH to a CMU server (which I have no control over), 
entering my password all the time. I'd like to set up host key 
authentication. Is it possible to do so without root on the CMU server?

I tried the suggestions in http://bumblebee.lcs.mit.edu/ssh2/ and thus 
copied my dsa public key to my home directory on the CMU server, but to 
no avail:

OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 Debian 1:3.6.1p2-2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 
0x0090702f
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be 
trusted.
[...]
debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version 
OpenSSH_3.4p1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.4p1 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 Debian 1:3.6.1p2-2
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: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host 'linux.andrew.cmu.edu' is known and matches the RSA host 
key.
debug1: Found key in /home/alex/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: 
external-keyx,gssapi,publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /home/alex/.ssh/identity
debug1: Trying private key: /home/alex/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying private key: /home/alex/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive

Thanks

-A
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