MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Clarification of usbnet Openssh fingerprint/keys

sunnydev · 07-11-2012, 01:03 PM

Yes, as I understand it: user should validate the finger print, often just a yes, and it could also be saved for convenience (on the client side) for automated checking by the client.

Apologies, I wasn’t aware of the Putty RSA keygen differences. I assumed (looking like in error) the same method could be used for the server keys. Puttgen post I worked from that was very useful for the user keys :
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...85&postcount=8

Thanks I’m clear on the ssh client, puttygen, user keys.

Yes the new key pair was for the server side, i.e. that which is used to generate the fingerprint.

Remaining questions:
Knc1#9:
1. How do I (re-)generate the server keys on the Kindle? I cannot find ssh-keygen on the Kindle.
e.g. from find / -name ssh-keygen -print

2. For the usbnet/Openssh/Kindle does the same ssh server default names apply, private key in ssh_host_rsa_host, public key in ssh_host_rsa_host.pub?

3. For usbnet/Openssh/Kindle are the server key files to be located in /mnt/base-us/usbnet/etc?

Thanks.

07-11-2012, 01:03 PM	#11
sunnydev Member Posts: 15 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Germany Device: Kindle	Yes, as I understand it: user should validate the finger print, often just a yes, and it could also be saved for convenience (on the client side) for automated checking by the client. Apologies, I wasn’t aware of the Putty RSA keygen differences. I assumed (looking like in error) the same method could be used for the server keys. Puttgen post I worked from that was very useful for the user keys : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...85&postcount=8 Thanks I’m clear on the ssh client, puttygen, user keys. Yes the new key pair was for the server side, i.e. that which is used to generate the fingerprint. Remaining questions: Knc1#9: 1. How do I (re-)generate the server keys on the Kindle? I cannot find ssh-keygen on the Kindle. e.g. from find / -name ssh-keygen -print 2. For the usbnet/Openssh/Kindle does the same ssh server default names apply, private key in ssh_host_rsa_host, public key in ssh_host_rsa_host.pub? 3. For usbnet/Openssh/Kindle are the server key files to be located in /mnt/base-us/usbnet/etc? Thanks.