Host key unknown. Trust this host?

zylstra

• September 09, 2016 18:56

When I attempt to log in to my server via Filezilla FTP I get an "Unknown host key" dialogue box that displays an alphanumeric "fingerprint" string. How do I view this fingerprint via WHM or cPanel so I can determine whether to trust this host?

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  ruzbehraja

  • September 12, 2016 10:58

  A quick way to do this is to simply
  ssh localhost
  from an SSH session. You should get something like: [root@server ~]# ssh localhost The authenticity of host 'localhost ::1' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is 5f:aa:67:a1:30:03:10:28:cc:aa:3f:7f:06:d0:1e:ee. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? no You can also type in:
  # ssh-keygen -l -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
  which should also give you the same result. The key should match the one which appears when you click the Lock icon in Filezilla, when connected to your server.

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  cPanelMichael

  • September 21, 2016 14:03

  Hello, Note the message you are referring to in Filezilla relates to SFTP usage, as opposed to FTP. Thank you.

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