SUSE 11 - ssh

http://support.suso.com/supki/SSH_Tutorial_for_Linux

1] make sure sshd is running

# yast -i sshd
# sudo /sbin/yast2 sshd


# chkconfig  -l | grep sshd
# service sshd start

2] login using ssh
# ssh messi@localhost


3] generate encryption key (use passphrase)
# ssh-keygen -t dsa    {can be rsa type}


Generating public/private dsa key pair.

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Your identification has been saved in /home/localuser/.ssh/id_dsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/localuser/.ssh/id_dsa.pub.

The key fingerprint is:
93:58:20:56:72:d7:bd:14:86:9f:42:aa:82:3d:f8:e5 /home/messi/.ssh/id_dsa.pub


4] Put public key into remote location
# scp ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub messi@localhost: .ssh/authorized_keys

5] Hosts keys are stored in

# /etc/ssh/ ssh_host_key.pub


6] Need to add the key into this file