HP-UX Secure Shell Getting Started Guide

Table 1-3 Client Keys and Configuration Files (continued)
LocationDescriptionName
$HOME/.ssh/known_hostsLists public keys for all sshd
daemons on the client subnet.
This file is required for all HP-UX
Secure Shell operations,
regardless of the authentication
method used. Multiple client
users using the same client system
for HP-UX Secure Shell
connections must make individual
known_hosts files, and place
them in their home directories.
known_hosts
• RSA-1 keys:
— $HOME/.ssh/identity
— $HOME/.ssh/identity.pub
• RSA keys:
— $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa
— $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
• DSA keys
— $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa
— $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa.pub
The public and private keys for
client users. The client uses these
keys for public-key authentication
only. You can generate a key pair
with RSA-1, RSA, and DSA
algorithms. The client user can
choose the key type.
Client user key files
• RSA-1 keys:
— /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_key
— /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_key.pub
• RSA keys:
— /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_rsa
— /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_rsa.pub
• DSA keys:
— /opt/ssh/etc//ssh_host_dsa
— /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_dsa.pub
The public and private keys for
every client system from which
client users connect to an sshd
instance using host-based
authentication. These key pairs
are generated with RSA-1, RSA,
or DSA.
Client host key files
Table 1-4 lists the keys and configuration files for the HP-UX Secure Shell server.
Table 1-4 Server Keys and Configuration Files
LocationDescriptionName
/opt/ssh/etc/sshd_configConfiguration file for the sshd
daemon. The sshd daemon uses
this file to determine the required
run-time parameters. For more
information on the sshd_config
file directives, see Appendix A
(page 67).
sshd_config
• /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_known_hosts
• /etc/rhosts.equiv
• /etc/shosts.equiv
List of public keys for all ssh
client hosts that connect to the
sshd daemon using host-based
authentication.
known_hosts and
related files
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