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I would recommend using the original tooling. The ssh CLI shows the fingerprint, and explicitly asks: $ ssh example.com The authenticity of host 'example.
by still_grokking 6y ago
I would recommend using the original tooling.
The ssh CLI shows the fingerprint, and explicitly asks:
$ ssh example.com
The authenticity of host 'example.com (1.2.3.4)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is SHA256:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?
- MaxBarraclough 6y agoThat's roughly what I've ended up doing. [0] Both OpenSSH and PuTTY ask you to confirm the fingerprint, but PuTTY's fingerprint scheme is MD5/hex, whereas modern versions of the OpenSSH client use SHA256/Base64. [0] https://serverfault.com/questions/996828/#comment1296514_996864 https://serverfault.com/questions/996828/#comment1296514_996...