add support for validating the host key using openssh known_hosts
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- C#
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Description
It would be nice to have support for validating the host key by looking inside a openssh known_hosts file. Maybe even do that by default by reading it from %USERPROFILE%/.ssh/known_hosts.
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Research direction
The issue names no file or test; start by locating SSH.NET's host-key validation entry point and reviewing how an OpenSSH known_hosts file should be read from %USERPROFILE%/.ssh/known_hosts. Done means host keys can be validated against that file, with the intended default behavior and failure cases covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- networking, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100