Comment on Interesting SSH Authentication Mechanism
farcaller@fstab.sh 1 week agoI think the point here is moving away from long-lived ssh keys and using whatever IdP you have (enterprise cloud or local oidc) to provide short-term ssh keys. It generally improves the security posture as it’s similar to ssh with certs but less painful to set up.
Xanza@lemm.ee 1 week ago
So does requiring all users to phone you ahead of time to get a temporary password that’s only alive for 20 minutes… But that’s also not done because it’s…stupid.
There are dozens of tools and methods (like jumpboxes) which facilitate the authorization and usage of currently available and time tested tools for usage with environments without reinventing the wheel. Stepping away from the unix philosophy is heresy of the highest degree.
It’s not a problem with the tool, only the plumber.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 week ago
SSH already allows auth with username and password against a local file. This just moves the file.