Re: Is Centralized SSH Public Key Authentication Possible?

John L. Singleton wrote:

I am trying to set up a centralized SSH authentication server that allows authentication via public keys.

RADIUS doesn't do that.

I can't find anything on the web about if this is possible with FR. Is it? Basically all I need is for FR to allow authentication off of a respective users's .ssh/.authorized_keys file.

Er... no. When the local SSHD reads the authorized_keys file, it does a LOT of work using it. You will need *transport* of all of that SSH magic crypto stuff for it to work.

So far all I can seem to get going is password authentication. Can anyone let me know if this is even doable?

It's impossible. Alan DeKok.