[Info-vax] SSH to Linux using Public Keys

[Tym Stegner]

On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 12:16:27 PM UTC-5, issinoho wrote:
> I'm trying to SSH from my Alpha to a Linux box in AWS using public keys. 
> 
> My client system: 
> HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.7 - ECO 5 
> SSH Secure Shell OpenVMS (V5.5) 3.2.0 on AlphaServer 400 4/166 - VMS V8.4-2L1 
> 
> The server: 
> CentOS Linux release 8.3.2011 
> OpenSSH_8.0p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1g FIPS 21 Apr 2020 
> 
> Firstly, should this be possible? 
> 
> And, if so, does anyone have a definitive guide on getting it working? 
> 
> The closest I have found is Raymii's page but that fails with unknown -o options. 
> 
> All help happily accepted. TIA.

Should work.   Though you may have to convert your keys to OpenSSH format.  take a look at the options for ssh_keygen...