On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 03:43, Vistassja Williams (132944w) < 132944w@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [...] Is there anyone here who can provide me > with a detailed description of how authentication occurs once both the > ssh client and the server start communicating? (A link or copy of a > document describing this would be fine.) > > I can find high-level descriptions of the protocol in RFC 4252, https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4253#section-6.6 describes the specifics for RSA and DSA (aka DSS) public key methods. https://www.openssh.com/specs.html lists the specifications that OpenSSH implements. You should probably browse through at least the ones listed under "Core RFCs". -- Darren Tucker (dtucker at dtucker.net) GPG key 11EAA6FA / A86E 3E07 5B19 5880 E860 37F4 9357 ECEF 11EA A6FA (new) Good judgement comes with experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgement. _______________________________________________ openssh-unix-dev mailing list openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev