On 10/24/2010 02:25 PM, JohnS wrote: > > On Sun, 2010-10-24 at 13:12 -0700, Gordon Messmer wrote: >> On 10/22/2010 08:17 PM, Tim Dunphy wrote: >>> PermitEmptyPasswords no ???? In sshd_config on the server ??? That >>> would work for keys that do not have a password. You created the key >>> without a password right? >> >> The server does not know whether the client's key has a passphrase. >> PermitEmptyPasswords has no effect on key authentication. >> > Had to go back and try it I thought it did. I think what I meant was > PasswordAuthentication no ? Doesn't matter... That setting won't interact with keys whether they have a passphrase or not.