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Wait, I think I'm an idiot - does disabling password auth entirely prevent openssh from generating a password prompt?
by creeble 6y ago
Wait, I think I'm an idiot - does disabling password auth entirely prevent openssh from generating a password prompt?
- VWWHFSfQ 6y agoyes
- creeble 6y agoWhoops, silly me / more coffee needed. All my servers have: PasswordAuthentication no ChallengeResponseAuthentication no so sshd never generates a password prompt. They all run on a non-standard port, and it's somewhat rare to see more than one unique IP address connection attempt, but every few days you see a few hundred in sequence from a script too dumb to notice.