damondouglas/crosh_ssh_mac.md

## crosh_ssh_mac.md

      
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    Secure passwordless crosh ssh login from chromebook to mac

Generate Keys

ssh-keygen -f <filename>
Add public key to server

cat <filename>.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
Copy  and .pub to Chromebook /Downloads folder

SSH into Mac from Crosh (Ctrl-Alt-T)

crosh> ssh
ssh> host example.com
ssh> user <username>l
ssh> key <filename>
ssh> connect
Enter passphrase for key '/home/chronos/user/.ssh/key-123...abc':
Shut Off Password Authentication

Edit /etc/sshd_config on mac:
Set # ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes to ChallengeResponseAuthentication no