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by asdfasdfasdf
08 Sep 2025, 08:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SFTP server authentication via known_hosts check
Replies: 2
Views: 149

Re: SFTP server authentication via known_hosts check

I removed the fingerprint via `ssh-keygen -R 192.168.1.2`. I then tried to connect via OpenSSH (i.e., `ssh me@192.168.1.2`) and it gave me the "The authenticity of host '192.168.1.2 (192.168.1.2)' can't be established. [...]" message. My backup.ffs_batch script, however, just ran as always, without ...
by asdfasdfasdf
07 Sep 2025, 16:07
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SFTP server authentication via known_hosts check
Replies: 2
Views: 149

SFTP server authentication via known_hosts check

Hi,
it seems to me, that FFS doesn't consolidate the .ssh/known_hosts file when it establishes a SFTP connection, and just happily connects to any (potentially malicious) server.

(Why do I think this? Because it didn't complain when connecting to a server whose fingerprint I previously removed from ...