The format of the file is the same but the keys differ. SSH1 keys are not supported because jscp is based on SSH2 and does not support SSH1.
-Rob Anderson > -----Original Message----- > From: Rhino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:34 PM > To: Ant Users List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: ant-user > Subject: Re: Question re SSH2/Scp/Sshexec > > > > Are you *sure* that the SSH1 and SSH2 formats are the same for the > known_hosts file? According to the Ant Manual writeup for the > 'knownhosts' > parameter Scp (and Sshexec): > > --------- > This sets the known hosts file to use to validate the > identity of the remote > host. This must be a SSH2 format file. SSH1 format is not supported. > --------- > > On the assumption that you were right and the manual was > wrong, I went ahead > and created a knownhosts file that had the format cited in > your URL. I set > my 'trust' parameter to 'false' and set 'knownhosts' to point at the > location of the knownhosts file that I had created and set > Ant to -debug. > According to the output from my Scp step: > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Adding reference: eclipse.progress.monitor > > [scp] Using known hosts: > d:\eclipse\workspace\resume\xml\known_hosts.txt > > [scp] BUILD FAILED: D:\eclipse\workspace\Resume\xml\ssh.xml:78: > com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: > java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 313 > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > It looks like it is finding the knownhosts file just fine but > it doesn't > seem to like what it finds there. > > I am satisfied that the knownhosts file was constructed > according to the > rules in the man page and I carefully copied the bits, > exponent, and modulus > from the ssh_host_key.pub file in the host's /etc/ssh > directory beside the > hostname. > > I'm really not sure if you're right and that the SSH1 and > SSH2 formats are > the same, despite the manual's remarks, or if they are > different. If you are > right and the formats are the same, then perhaps I have just > made a mistake > in creating the file, despite proceeding cautiously. > Otherwise, I'd love to > find some documentation for the SSH2 format and make the > necessary changes > so that I can get this working. > > Is there any way to be sure what the SSH2 format for the > knownhosts file is? > Even a categorical declaration in an authoritative source that the > knownhosts file format is the same for both SSH1 and SSH2 > would be useful to > know. > > Rhino > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Anson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "ant-user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: Question re SSH2/Scp/Sshexec > > > > I don't think there is any difference in format between > ssh1 and ssh2 > > known_hosts files. The details of the file format are in > the man pages > > for sshd(8), on line at > > > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd&sektion=8&ar > ch=&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone point me to an example of a knownhosts file > that is in SSH2 > > > format? > > > > > > According to the articles on the (optional) Scp and > Sshexec tasks in the > > > Ant Manual, both tasks can specify a file in the > 'knownhosts' parameter > > > and that file must be in SSH2 format. I'd like to create > such a file but > I > > > haven't been able to find an example anywhere so that I > know what to > > > create. > > > > > > Also, how would I go about suggesting to the developer of > these tasks > that > > > he include an example of the knownhosts file in the > documentation for > > > these two tasks? Otherwise, there are bound to be other > people asking > the > > > same question time and time again. > > > > > > Rhino > > > --- > > > rhino1 AT sympatico DOT ca > > > "There are two ways of constructing a software design. > One way is to > make > > > it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. > And the other way > > > is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious > deficiencies." - > > > C.A.R. Hoare > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
