[CentOS] ssh keys hostname VS fqdn - offends?

Sat Jan 6 06:25:59 UTC 2024
Anthony K <akcentos at anroet.com>

On 1/1/24 23:01, lejeczek via CentOS wrote:
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> I don't quite get what exactly is happening here.
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I'd say that box5 was most likely associated with a different IP Address at one time in the past.  SSH obviously knows that box5 resolves to the current IP.

You can make use of ssh-keygen and ssh-keyscan (man is your friend in this endeavor) to help make sense of what's in your known_hosts file.