Re: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread maxigas
From: John Leo john...@checkssh.com Subject: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:41:17 +0800 This tool displays SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS. SSH is about security; host key matters a lot here; and you can know for sure by using this tool

Re: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread Jeroen van der Ham
Hi, On 1 Sep 2014, at 10:43, Stephanie Daugherty sdaughe...@gmail.com wrote: Sure it shows me the fingerprint, but it doesn't tell me for sure if that's the RIGHT fingerprint or the fingerprint of an imposter, It's entirely possible that both myself and that site are BOTH falling victim to

Re: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread john
On 01/09/14 10:43, Stephanie Daugherty wrote: Sure it shows me the fingerprint, but it doesn't tell me for sure if that's the RIGHT fingerprint or the fingerprint of an imposter, It's entirely possible that both myself and that site are BOTH falling victim to a MITM attack.(routing attacks,

Re: SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread Lukasz Biegaj
W dniu 01.09.2014 o 17:16, Chris Nehren pisze: It's Monday and I haven't had my tea yet, so maybe I'm missing something. What is it? It rules out the possibility, that your ssh connection is being MITMed. If key reported by your ssh client is different than key reported by this website,

Re: SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread Jamie Riden
If your HTTPS is not being MiTMed as well... (or the edge case - if it is not John Leo doing the MiTMing of your SSH connection :) If you trust Mr Leo *and* you know what that HTTPS cert should look like, it may be of use. Personally, I'd rather do it more out-of-band than this, but could be

Re: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread John Leo
over TOFC, particularly when more robust alternatives (MonkeySphere, signed host keys, use of an organization's own HTTPS site) exist and are clearly superior. On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:41 AM, John Leo john...@checkssh.com mailto:john...@checkssh.com wrote: This tool displays SSH host key

Re: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread John Leo
Nice to hear from you! I can only wish your suggestion is widely implemented. And don't forget those machines without domain. Best Wishes, On 2014-9-2 04:21, Jeroen van der Ham wrote: Hi, On 1 Sep 2014, at 10:43, Stephanie Daugherty sdaughe...@gmail.com wrote: Sure it shows me the

Re: SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread John Leo
Thanks. Yes, your suggestion is cool. Best Wishes, On 2014-9-1 19:41, Micha Borrmann wrote: Nice tool, but it is also possible, to use DNSSEC to validate SSH fingerprints, which is much more comfortable and more secure. Am 01.09.2014 um 06:41 schrieb John Leo: This tool displays SSH host key

Re: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-02 Thread John Leo
Personally I feel more comfortable with CA. Best Wishes, On 2014-9-2 02:48, maxigas wrote: From: John Leo john...@checkssh.com Subject: [FD] SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:41:17 +0800 This tool displays SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS. SSH is about

SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-01 Thread John Leo
This tool displays SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS. SSH is about security; host key matters a lot here; and you can know for sure by using this tool. It means you know precisely how to answer this question: The authenticity of host 'blah.blah.blah (10.10.10.10)' can't be established

Re: SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-01 Thread Micha Borrmann
Nice tool, but it is also possible, to use DNSSEC to validate SSH fingerprints, which is much more comfortable and more secure. Am 01.09.2014 um 06:41 schrieb John Leo: This tool displays SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS. SSH is about security; host key matters a lot here; and you can

Re: SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS

2014-09-01 Thread Chris Nehren
On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 12:41:17 +0800, John Leo wrote: This tool displays SSH host key fingerprint - through HTTPS. SSH is about security; host key matters a lot here; and you can know for sure by using this tool. It means you know precisely how to answer this question: The authenticity