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Re: Permissions on .ssh files Please.

from [Darren Tucker] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Re: Permissions on .ssh files Please.
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:21:48 +1000
Reg Clemens wrote: 
I know I have a listing somewhere that shows what the permissions should be
on the files in $HOME/.ssh , but cant find it for the life of me.

Can someone PLEASE point me at such a document, or just show what the
permissions should be.

Assuming you mean OpenSSH (you didn't specify), the latest version of the sshd(8) man page has some more detail on this:

http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd

[quote]
     If this file, the ~/.ssh directory, or the user's home directory
     are writable by other users, then the file could be modified or
     replaced by unauthorized users.  In this case, sshd will not al-
     low it to be used unless the StrictModes option has been set to
     ``no''.  The recommended permissions can be set by executing
     ``chmod go-w ~/ ~/.ssh ~/.ssh/authorized_keys''.
[/quote]

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