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Old 11-09-2007
sudo and ssh

Hello,

Can you config sudo to use the passphrase in the user ssh-key instead of the one in the passwd?

Some users do not have local passwords on the system and instead of adding the NOPASSWD in sudoers I would like the solution I asked about above.

Thx Jocke
# 2  
Old 11-11-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by jOOc
Can you config sudo to use the passphrase in the user ssh-key instead of the one in the passwd?
Short answer: No sorry.

The passphrase would be on the client side anyway (to decrypt their private key) so couldn't be trusted by the sshd end.

I'd suggest sticking with NOPASSWD if you really can't have a local password for the user (I fail to see why this needs to be that way though...)
# 3  
Old 11-12-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smiling Dragon
Short answer: No sorry.

The passphrase would be on the client side anyway (to decrypt their private key) so couldn't be trusted by the sshd end.

I'd suggest sticking with NOPASSWD if you really can't have a local password for the user (I fail to see why this needs to be that way though...)
Thank you for quick reply.
The reason we dont have passwords in passwd is because the customer have a lot of servers but no directoryservice like LDAP, NIS+. And when we install the servers we add all the users and set up ssh for them. Hopefully they soon will start to use LDAP and our task will be a lot easier.
/Jocke
# 4  
Old 11-12-2007
An idea

It's way-clunky but you could write a wrapper script that runs as a special user (ie setuid) and does a check of the user's ssh credentials before calling sudo.

You can then set up sudoers rules with NOPASSWD for that special user.

pros:
  • Quick fix that might actually work
cons:
  • It's kind of ugly Smilie
  • Could be some fun and games getting the checking of ssh passphrases right without actually transmitting them plan-text at any point
  • If you mess up the setuid script you grant access to everything
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