Net::OpenSSH asks for password when key auth wasn't successful
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- Dominant language
- Perl
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- 737
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- 214
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Description
If we use key_auth in a Rexfile and the authentication failed, the underlying ssh process ask for a password and blocks the execution.
We need to add the following ssh option to prevent this:
PasswordAuthentication => "no"
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in the Rexfile path that handles key_auth and trace how its SSH options are passed to the underlying ssh process. Confirm the behavior when key authentication fails, then verify that the process no longer asks for a password and does not block execution.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100