Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of faq/security/fingerprints


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May 14, 2008, 2:50:13 PM (16 years ago)
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Jamie McClelland
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    77With the ssh protocol, servers are identified by "fingerprints." Fingerprints are extremely difficult to forge, so if your program reports that the server you are connecting to has a fingerprint that matches the true fingerprint of the server, you can safely connect.
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    9 Below are the fingerprints of our shared hosting servers. Please check your "Primary host" (by logging into our [https://members.mayfirst.org Members control panel]) and match up your primary host with the proper fingerprint. If your Secure FTP program reports the same fingerprint as listed below, you can instruct your Secure FTP program to "Always accept" that fingerprint. Then, you will only be warned if the fingerprint changes for some reason.
     9Below are the fingerprints of our shared hosting servers. Please check your "Primary host" (by logging into our [https://members.mayfirst.org Members control panel]) and match up your primary host with the proper fingerprint. If your Secure FTP program reports the same fingerprint as listed below, you can instruct your Secure FTP  program to "Always accept" that fingerprint. Then, you will only be warned if the fingerprint changes for some reason.
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    1111Before the host key, you may see numbers like "1024" or "2048"; these numbers indicate the length of the key, but are not part of the key itself.
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    1515The most commonly used server fingerprints are below for easy reference:
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    17 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/viewsic/fingerprint viewsic.mayfirst.org]
    18 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/chavez/fingerprint chavez.mayfirst.org]
    19 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/malcolm/fingerprint malcolm.mayfirst.org]
    20 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/mandela/fingerprint mandela.mayfirst.org]
     17 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/viewsic/fingerprint viewsic.mayfirst.org]
     18 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/chavez/fingerprint chavez.mayfirst.org]
     19 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/malcolm/fingerprint malcolm.mayfirst.org]
     20 * [browser:trunk/admin/servers/mandela/fingerprint mandela.mayfirst.org]
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