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XK0-005 · Question #372

Which of the following commands should a system administrator use to configure a passwordless login to remote system? (Select TWO.)

The correct answer is B. Ssh-agent C. Ssh-copy-id. To enable passwordless SSH login, ssh-copy-id transfers the public key to the remote host, and ssh-agent facilitates the secure use of private keys without repeated passphrase entry.

System Management

Question

Which of the following commands should a system administrator use to configure a passwordless login to remote system? (Select TWO.)

Options

  • ACp
  • BSsh-agent
  • CSsh-copy-id
  • DSsh-keygen
  • ESsh-add
  • Fopenssl

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    16% (4)
  • B
    72% (18)
  • E
    8% (2)
  • F
    4% (1)

Why each option

To enable passwordless SSH login, `ssh-copy-id` transfers the public key to the remote host, and `ssh-agent` facilitates the secure use of private keys without repeated passphrase entry.

ACp

`cp` is a general file copying command but does not automate the specific process of setting up SSH keys for passwordless login on a remote system. D: `ssh-keygen` is used to *generate* the SSH key pair, but it does not directly *configure* the passwordless login on the remote system or manage the keys for convenience. E: `ssh-add` is used to add private keys to the `ssh-agent`, but `ssh-agent` itself (the program running in the background) is the primary component enabling the passphrase-less operation. F: `openssl` is a general-purpose cryptography toolkit and is not directly used for configuring passwordless SSH login in this context.

BSsh-agentCorrect

`ssh-agent` is a program that runs in the background to hold private keys, allowing users to use their SSH keys for authentication without re-entering the passphrase for each connection. C: `ssh-copy-id` is a utility that automates the process of copying local public keys to a remote host's `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` file, which is crucial for configuring passwordless login.

CSsh-copy-idCorrect
DSsh-keygen
ESsh-add
Fopenssl

Concept tested: SSH key-based authentication configuration

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ssh-copy-id.1.html

Topics

#SSH#Key Management#Remote Access#Authentication

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