[Info-vax] Process SSH for OpenVMS

[Chris Townley]

On 01/06/2022 01:54, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <t76er8$1ng$1 at dont-email.me>, Chris Townley <news at cct-net.co.uk> writes:
>> On 31/05/2022 15:53, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>> Is anybody here using Process SSH for OpenVMS?
>>>
>>> Trying to replace TCPIP Services ssh with Process Software's ssh so that
>>> a customer can have some *modern* key exchange algorithms.  Process's ssh
>>> works *almost* but two issues (I'm working with Process support but maybe
>>> somebody here has come across these issue) remain.
>>>
>>> 1. Public keys won't/don't work and
>>> 2. sftp sessions timeout in about a minute of inactivity.
>>>
>>
>> Not quite the same, but I use TCPWare, and can connect out of the box
>> using keys from Windows or Linus boxes
> 
> Your keys are stored in the users' SYS$LOGIN_DEVICE:[<home>.SSH2] directory?
> Files are listed in the AUTHORIZATION. file as: KEY <public-key-filename>?

Correct.
> 
> 
>> ISTR you can control the sftp timeout - look at the manual. Personally I
>> like them to expire sooner rather than later, rather like old unsecure FTP.
> 
> I'd assume there is such a parameter but searching the "documentation" I've
> yet to find a parameter to configure its timeout.

You might want to look at the "IdleTimeOut" parameter in 
[TCPWARE.SSH2]SSHD2_CONFIG. file

Sorry I cannot be more specific

-- 
Chris