[wplug] sshd config -- no password?

[Jonathan S Billings]

On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 13:05, Ryan Frenz wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to allow ssh connections from certain machines
> without requiring passwords.  I have a script that connects to my machine
> and checks if a certain process is running.  I want this to occur
> automatically, without having to enter a pwd each time it connects.  Is
> there a way I can specify to sshd a list of hosts that don't have to
> authenticate (while still requiring others to)?  I'm guessing this has to
> do with specifying host keys to sshd_config -- but I don't even know where
> to start.

Have you tried using RSA-based host authentication?  It's more secure
than host-based authentication, and won't require you to turn on any
options in your SSHd configuration.  Try reading the 'ssh' man page to
find out how to set it up.

-- 
Jonathan S Billings <billings at negate.org>