Is Centralized SSH Public Key Authentication Possible?

[Emmett Culley]

We are using tunneling via SSH (with authorized keys only) to connect radius servers across the Internet.  We do this to keep from sending user names and passwords between the sites and the central radius server as clear text.

Each radius server running on remote site connects via the SSH tunnel to the central radius server that contains the actual user database.  If that is what you are looking to do I'd be happy provide the details.

Emmett


On 02/17/2010 12:24 PM, John L. Singleton wrote:
> Hi All,
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> I am trying to set up a centralized SSH authentication server that allows authentication via public keys. 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. So far all I can seem to get going is password authentication. Can anyone let me know if this is even doable?
> 
> Best,
> JLS
> 
> John L. Singleton
> jsinglet at gmail.com
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