Swarthmore College Department of Computer Science

new ssh keys for HPs, lab.cs.swarthmore.edu

We changed the ssh keys for the HPs in our main lab, so now you should be able to just type ssh lab.cs.swarthmore.edu if you don't care which lab machine you get. If you do care, you can still ssh to a particular machine (e.g., ssh lime).

Here are the names of the HPs: almond caper caraway cayenne celery coconut gale hyssop lavender lemon licorice lime marjoram mugwort olive onion poppy sesame sumac tamarind.

Because we changed these keys, you may get a big warning message the next time you try to connect to one of these machines (see below). The new fingerprints for the keys are as follows:

 e2:f5:5c:b1:b8:5d:98:4d:99:34:c5:29:56:e1:95:67 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
 72:14:44:36:46:fc:e7:3b:b3:31:7e:6f:c7:f6:67:09 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub

In the warning message below, the correct rsa key fingerprint above is listed, so it would be OK for me to follow the warning's instructions (in this case, I need to delete the offending/old key from my ~/.ssh/known_hosts file). Please let us know if you see a different fingerprint, or if you have questions or need help with this.

$ ssh olive
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@       WARNING: POSSIBLE DNS SPOOFING DETECTED!          @
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
The RSA host key for olive has changed,
and the key for the according IP address 130.58.68.159
is unknown. This could either mean that
DNS SPOOFING is happening or the IP address for the host
and its host key have changed at the same time.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@    WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!     @
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
It is also possible that the RSA host key has just been changed.
The fingerprint for the RSA key sent by the remote host is
e2:f5:5c:b1:b8:5d:98:4d:99:34:c5:29:56:e1:95:67.
Please contact your system administrator.
Add correct host key in ~/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message.
Offending key in ~/.ssh/known_hosts:14
RSA host key for olive has changed and you have requested strict checking.
Host key verification failed.
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