1. Get the current version with “openssl version” and “yum info openssl” command : # openssl version OpenSSL 1.0.1e-fips 11 Feb 2013 # yum info openssl Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * Webmin: download.webmin.com * base: centos.netonboard.com * epel: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk * extras: centos.netonboard.com * updates: ossm.utm.my Installed Packages Name : openssl Arch : x86_64 Version : 1.0.1e Release : 30.el6_6.7 Size : 4.0 M Repo :…

Inactive or idle SSH connections are normally disconnected by the server after a certain period of time. This depends on how the SSH server is configured, and upon disconnection the SSH client will be prompted with a message similar to the following; Read from remote host oseems.com: Connection reset by peer Connection to oseems.com closed. This could be avoided by changing the SSH server’s configuration, or tricking the server from…

Make sure the permissions on the ~/.ssh directory and its contents are proper. When I first set up my ssh key auth, I didn’t have the ~/.ssh folder properly set up, and it yelled at me.

Generating RSA Keys The first step involves creating a set of RSA keys for use in authentication. This should be done on the client. To create your public and private SSH keys on the command-line: mkdir ~/.ssh chmod 700 ~/.ssh ssh-keygen -t rsa You will be prompted for a location to save the keys, and a passphrase for the keys. This passphrase will protect your private key while it’s stored…