openssh unix dev - Dec 2003 - ssh-agent (3.7.1p2) fails for more than 7 keys

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I do have the following problem:
When adding more than 7 keys to ssh-agent (openssh-3.7.1p2/Linux 2.4) 
only the first 7 keys work. All other keys fail when trying to set up a 
ssh connection with:

Received disconnect from *.*.*.*: 2: Too many authentication failures 
for *****

Note: *=censored

All keys work when added to ssh-agent as one of the first seven keys, 
none of the key works when added as the 8th or any later key to ssh-agent.

All connections are V2, the keys are 1024 and 2048 bit RSA  keys.
Please let me know if further information is required.
-- 
Andreas Steinmetz

Andreas Steinmetz wrote:
> I do have the following problem:
> When adding more than 7 keys to ssh-agent (openssh-3.7.1p2/Linux 2.4)
> only the first 7 keys work. All other keys fail when trying to set up a
> ssh connection with:
> 
> Received disconnect from *.*.*.*: 2: Too many authentication failures
> for *****
sshd currently has a hard-coded limit of 6 authentication attempts before
disconnecting.  There is an open enhancement request (with patch) to make
this user-settable (MaxAuthTries):

http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561

-- 
Darren Tucker (dtucker at zip.com.au)
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    Good judgement comes with experience. Unfortunately, the experience
usually comes from bad judgement.

use IdentityFile in ssh_config. ssh will try these
keys first.

On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 11:26:59PM +0100, Andreas Steinmetz
wrote:
> (please CC me in replies, I'm not subscribed)
> 
> I do have the following problem:
> When adding more than 7 keys to ssh-agent (openssh-3.7.1p2/Linux 2.4) 
> only the first 7 keys work. All other keys fail when trying to set up a 
> ssh connection with:
> 
> Received disconnect from *.*.*.*: 2: Too many authentication failures 
> for *****
> 
> Note: *=censored
> 
> All keys work when added to ssh-agent as one of the first seven keys, 
> none of the key works when added as the 8th or any later key to ssh-agent.
> 
> All connections are V2, the keys are 1024 and 2048 bit RSA  keys.
> Please let me know if further information is required.
> -- 
> Andreas Steinmetz
> 
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