> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 19:36:53 -0500 > Subject: Re: ssh muliple authentication > > Jody Burnett wrote: >> Can public key authentication and password authentication be set in the >> openssh 5.1 that is packaged with cygwin 1.5.25. There is a .patch file on >> https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=983 but this is for openssh >> 4.7. As well i do not know how to install the patch for ssh. Any help is >> much appreciated. > > You mean the requirements part? If it's part of the vanilla release > of OpenSSH, then I would say the facility is there. Haven't tried it > myself though. But I'd recommend trying it with the version available > from 'setup.exe' before you do much patching of local source. It's > just easier. ;-) > > -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 > I recall using this approach for a while when the patch was young. By combining pubkey and password, I got the strength and security of pubkey, and the password gave me real password for changing users, so I could access shares on other machines. The latter problem will soon be a thing of the past (Thanks!), so I'm not sure there is much value in using multiple authentication methods in the future. $0.02 ...Karl _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together—at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/
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