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I just want to run a python file on raspberry pi and use terminal code ssh. So, I don't want type password to do that. What should I do?
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marked as duplicate by Ghanima♦ Oct 22 '18 at 19:24
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what type of system are you initiating the SSH with? You'll want some sort of "SSH authentication agent" – Jaromanda X Oct 16 '18 at 11:22
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You might want to have a look at this blog entry (and its follow-ups) raspberrypise.tumblr.com/post/148032481829/… – Ghanima♦ Oct 16 '18 at 11:57
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Use public/private keys instead or as well as password login. You only need an authentication agent if you then use a password for the key. – goldilocks♦ Oct 16 '18 at 13:43
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You can use public key authentication without protecting the private key with a password. On your management computer execute these commands:
mngmt ~$ mkdir -m 700 ~/.ssh
mngmt ~$ ssh-keygen -N '' -f ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa -t ecdsa -b 521
This will give you a keypair id_ecdsa as private key and id_ecdsa.pub as public key in ~/.ssh/. Now on your client RasPi login as a user, for example pi, and create also:
rpi ~$ mkdir -m 700 /home/pi/.ssh
and copy id_ecdsa.pub from the management computer to home/pi/.ssh/authorized_keys on the client RasPi. Check with a simple ssh from your management computer if it works by executing /bin/hostname on the client. That should return the hostname of the RasPi:
mngmt ~$ ssh pi@raspberrypi hostname
raspberrypi
mngmt ~$
This is a save authentication method as long as nobody else does get access to the private key file id_ecdsa. Everyone owning this file have access to your clients so please pay attention to it.
