Is there a way to change passphrase prompt for ssh?
I wanted to change the prompt for ssh login,
Enter passphrase for key 'path/to/key':
to something else. Is that possible?
Sorry I'm not really sure on the right verbiage, but I don't mean the PS1 variable prompt. More so the prompt that's (sort of) the question that asks for the key passphrase
I'm using RSA authentication
UPDATE: made changes to sshconnect2.c and recompiled after cloning from the openssh git repo
Thanks, steeldriver and Klaus D.
ssh login default prompt
asked Mar 19 at 23:34
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I wanted to change the prompt for ssh login,
Enter passphrase for key 'path/to/key':
to something else. Is that possible?
Sorry I'm not really sure on the right verbiage, but I don't mean the PS1 variable prompt. More so the prompt that's (sort of) the question that asks for the key passphrase
I'm using RSA authentication
UPDATE: made changes to sshconnect2.c and recompiled after cloning from the openssh git repo
Thanks, steeldriver and Klaus D.
ssh login default prompt
asked Mar 19 at 23:34
shsn53shsn53
11
1
Could you clarify a bit. That "prompt" is not a "prompt" in the normal sense. That is happening client side before the connection is even made (most likely).
– Ryan J. Yoder
Mar 19 at 23:38
Sure, I'm a little shaky on terminology, so I apologize
– shsn53
Mar 19 at 23:48
I don't think there's any way to change it directly - it's baked into the openssh-client source code (sshconnect2.c)"Enter passphrase for key '%.100s': ", id->filename);
– steeldriver
Mar 20 at 0:29
So, the way to go would be to change the source and recompile.
– Klaus D.
Mar 20 at 1:19
Ok thanks, I'll try that. And I'm guessing that's on the client side?
– shsn53
Mar 20 at 2:16
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I wanted to change the prompt for ssh login,
Enter passphrase for key 'path/to/key':
to something else. Is that possible?
Sorry I'm not really sure on the right verbiage, but I don't mean the PS1 variable prompt. More so the prompt that's (sort of) the question that asks for the key passphrase
I'm using RSA authentication
UPDATE: made changes to sshconnect2.c and recompiled after cloning from the openssh git repo
Thanks, steeldriver and Klaus D.
ssh login default prompt
asked Mar 19 at 23:34
shsn53shsn53
11
I wanted to change the prompt for ssh login,
Enter passphrase for key 'path/to/key':
to something else. Is that possible?
Sorry I'm not really sure on the right verbiage, but I don't mean the PS1 variable prompt. More so the prompt that's (sort of) the question that asks for the key passphrase
I'm using RSA authentication
UPDATE: made changes to sshconnect2.c and recompiled after cloning from the openssh git repo
Thanks, steeldriver and Klaus D.
ssh login default prompt
ssh login default prompt
asked Mar 19 at 23:34
shsn53shsn53
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asked Mar 19 at 23:34
shsn53shsn53
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shsn53
asked Mar 19 at 23:34
shsn53shsn53
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asked Mar 19 at 23:34
shsn53shsn53
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asked Mar 19 at 23:34
shsn53shsn53
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Could you clarify a bit. That "prompt" is not a "prompt" in the normal sense. That is happening client side before the connection is even made (most likely).
– Ryan J. Yoder
Mar 19 at 23:38
Sure, I'm a little shaky on terminology, so I apologize
– shsn53
Mar 19 at 23:48
I don't think there's any way to change it directly - it's baked into the openssh-client source code (sshconnect2.c)"Enter passphrase for key '%.100s': ", id->filename);
– steeldriver
Mar 20 at 0:29
So, the way to go would be to change the source and recompile.
– Klaus D.
Mar 20 at 1:19
Ok thanks, I'll try that. And I'm guessing that's on the client side?
– shsn53
Mar 20 at 2:16
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Could you clarify a bit. That "prompt" is not a "prompt" in the normal sense. That is happening client side before the connection is even made (most likely).
– Ryan J. Yoder
Mar 19 at 23:38
Sure, I'm a little shaky on terminology, so I apologize
– shsn53
Mar 19 at 23:48
I don't think there's any way to change it directly - it's baked into the openssh-client source code (sshconnect2.c)"Enter passphrase for key '%.100s': ", id->filename);
– steeldriver
Mar 20 at 0:29
So, the way to go would be to change the source and recompile.
– Klaus D.
Mar 20 at 1:19
Ok thanks, I'll try that. And I'm guessing that's on the client side?
– shsn53
Mar 20 at 2:16
1
1
Could you clarify a bit. That "prompt" is not a "prompt" in the normal sense. That is happening client side before the connection is even made (most likely).
– Ryan J. Yoder
Mar 19 at 23:38
Could you clarify a bit. That "prompt" is not a "prompt" in the normal sense. That is happening client side before the connection is even made (most likely).
– Ryan J. Yoder
Mar 19 at 23:38
Sure, I'm a little shaky on terminology, so I apologize
– shsn53
Mar 19 at 23:48
Sure, I'm a little shaky on terminology, so I apologize
– shsn53
Mar 19 at 23:48
I don't think there's any way to change it directly - it's baked into the openssh-client source code (sshconnect2.c)
"Enter passphrase for key '%.100s': ", id->filename);– steeldriver
Mar 20 at 0:29
I don't think there's any way to change it directly - it's baked into the openssh-client source code (sshconnect2.c)
"Enter passphrase for key '%.100s': ", id->filename);– steeldriver
Mar 20 at 0:29
So, the way to go would be to change the source and recompile.
– Klaus D.
Mar 20 at 1:19
So, the way to go would be to change the source and recompile.
– Klaus D.
Mar 20 at 1:19
Ok thanks, I'll try that. And I'm guessing that's on the client side?
– shsn53
Mar 20 at 2:16
Ok thanks, I'll try that. And I'm guessing that's on the client side?
– shsn53
Mar 20 at 2:16
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Could you clarify a bit. That "prompt" is not a "prompt" in the normal sense. That is happening client side before the connection is even made (most likely).
– Ryan J. Yoder
Mar 19 at 23:38
Sure, I'm a little shaky on terminology, so I apologize
– shsn53
Mar 19 at 23:48
I don't think there's any way to change it directly - it's baked into the openssh-client source code (sshconnect2.c)
"Enter passphrase for key '%.100s': ", id->filename);– steeldriver
Mar 20 at 0:29
So, the way to go would be to change the source and recompile.
– Klaus D.
Mar 20 at 1:19
Ok thanks, I'll try that. And I'm guessing that's on the client side?
– shsn53
Mar 20 at 2:16