Re: SSH Authentication using php

Ok, here's the whole project, I have an openbsd box using authpf which uses authentication via ssh login. So, i'm trying to create a weblogin using php so people just have to enter their username/password (which would be a restricted unix account) to gain access to the internet. I have authpf all setup, but I'd like to add a web login to make it more user friendly. Thanks Teren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michal Migurski" <mike@teczno.com> To: "Robby Russell" <robby@planetargon.com> Cc: "Teren" <tsapp9@chartermi.net>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] SSH Authentication using php > > > Hi, what my goal is is to be able to authenticate a user by they SSH > > > acount on the system using php. I tried looking on google, but didn't > > > see anything with ssh. What i've tried to do is use the exec() and > > > just do: > > > > > > exec("ssh user@localhost".escapleshellard("password")); > > > > > > > You can try setting up authorized_keys for this. Then you don't need to > > pass it the password. > > ...but you'd still need to provide the ssh passphrase, or have an instance > of ssh-agent running. Teren, what are you trying to do exactly? Is ssh > actually necessary, or are you really just trying to authenticate users by > their unix accounts? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > michal migurski- contact info and pgp key: > sf/ca http://mike.teczno.com/contact.html > >