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=== Authentication === | === Authentication === | ||
WebDev team members may connect to the devtest environment through SSH by using their private key as authentication. The private key is a 1024-bit DSA key as used by Amazon for their AWS/EC2 instances. Instructions for using it under different clients and environments may be found below. | WebDev team members may connect to the devtest environment through SSH by using their private key as authentication. The private key is a 1024-bit DSA key as used by Amazon for their AWS/EC2 instances, who store it in a file with a *.pem extension by default. Instructions for using it under different clients and environments may be found below. | ||
Note that public key authentication is the only allowed method of remote connection. The password is only useful when creating a new shell from within the instance itself. Despite being unusable for remote connections, the password should still be changed by the user to something more secure upon first login by using the "passwd" command. | Note that public key authentication is the only allowed method of remote connection. The password is only useful when creating a new shell from within the instance itself. Despite being unusable for remote connections, the password should still be changed by the user to something more secure upon first login by using the "passwd" command. | ||