This is what ssh uses to encrypt traffic. However, this is a crucial part of the ssh infrastructure and understanding it will help you use ssh securely and to its full potential. We encountered a cryptic prompt (pun intended) when connecting to the machine for the first time: The authenticity of host ' (IP address)' can't be established.ĮCDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:abcdefghhijklmonpqrstuvwxyz.Īre you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?Īt that point we just wanted to connect and ignored this prompt. We briefly mentioned ssh is securely encrypted. In the earlier post, we talked about basic ssh setup and use.
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Quick Introduction to ssh for Mac Admins.So far in this series of posts on ssh on macOS:
