Host authenticity check

Host authenticity check

Posted Feb 17, 2007 16:15 UTC (Sat) by jreiser (subscriber, #11027)
In reply to: Host authenticity check by k8to
Parent article: Set up remote access in UNIX through OpenSSH (developerWorks)

Ssh can trigger the unknown host check when connecting to a system that is running from a "live CD-ROM." Such a system generates a new host key upon each boot. The associated mechanisms for keeping persistent state across boots often target the individual user and not the host id.

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