Configuring Passwordless SSH
Passwordless SSH works by pre-sharing public encryption keys. It is important to understand that setting up passwordless SSH opens your servers to certain security risks. A compromised user account on one server may allow the attacker to gain access to multiple systems on the network. Try to avoid using passwordless access for accounts with elevated privileges.
The first step is to take a look at what you have in your ~/.ssh directory. If you do not see files called “id_rsa” and “id_rsa.pub”, then you need to generate them:
ssh-keygen -b 2048 -t rsa
When prompted for a passphrase, leave it blank (just hit “Enter” twice).
Now you need to copy the “id_rsa.pub” to the destination SSH server:
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@host
You will need to enter your password to complete this task. After this step you should be able to just type “ssh username@host” and log in without being prompted for password.
If you need to copy the “id_rsa.pub” to a large number of remote hosts, having to enter your password every time can get tiresome. The alternative is to use the expect utility to handle the tedious work. Enter all the hostnames into a file – one per line – called server_list and use the following script:
cat server_list | while read host
do
expect -c "
set timeout 5
spawn ssh-copy-id -i /home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@${host}
expect "ssword:" { send "yourpasswordr" }
expect eof"
done
It is important to use the explicit path to your “id_rsa.pub” file. Do not use “~” or “$HOME” global variables.
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