Have you got this to work before? If not, here's the possible cause and fix: Ensure the permission bits (local & remote) at the user's HOME directory, .ssh subdirectory, authorized keys file, and known host file are not group or world-writeable. The default configuration of the OpenSSH daemon enables StrictModes, which verifies these settings before allowing public key authentication. On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Shravan Mishra <shravan.mishra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > .snip > ========== > > > > > I don't understand the reason for key mismatch if the same keys are being sent by the client as they are in the authorized_keys file on the server. > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Thanks > Shravan > >