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2019 Mar 15
3
prompt to update a host key
On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 09:10:26AM +0000, Jochen Bern wrote:
> Imagine sysadminning a boatload of VMs getting IPs from a dynamic pool, a la
>
> $ for ADDR in $CUSTOMER_1_RANGE $CUSTOMER_2_RANGE... ; do
> > ping -c 1 -w 2 $ADDR >/dev/null 2>&1 && ssh root@$ADDR do_urgent_fix
> > done
>
> , and it mightn't be that much of a niche anymore ...
And that's when you look at using certificate based host keys.
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rgds
Stephen
2019 Mar 14
7
prompt to update a host key
As far as I can tell, there currently isn't a straightforward way to
use password authentication for connecting to hosts where the host key
changes frequently. I realize this is a fairly niche use case, but
when developing software for devices that often get reimaged
(resulting in a host key change), it can get pretty tedious to attempt
to connect, get a warning, remove the old host key via