Ars Technica

Making SSH Private keys more secure | Ars OpenForum

which talks about beefing up the security of the passphrase of your SSH private key. The article (as I understand it) discusses that by default, your SSH private key passphrase is essentially just a ...
techtimes

GitHub's RSA SSH Private Key Leaks! Was It a Breach?

GitHub's RSA SSH private key was accidentally leaked to the public, as confirmed by the code hosting platform's CEO, Mike Hanley. An engineer from the Israeli company "Commun.it" uses his expertise in ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub.com rotates its exposed private SSH key

GitHub has rotated its private SSH key for GitHub.com after the secret was was accidentally published in a public GitHub repository. The software development and version control service says, the ...
PC World

OpenSSH patches information leak that could expose private SSH keys

If you’re connecting to servers over the secure shell (SSH) protocol using an OpenSSH client, you should update it immediately. The latest version patches a flaw that could allow rogue or compromised ...
Ars Technica

Help with SSH and public/private keys

I have SSH working between my PC when it runs Win2k and my Linux server.<BR><BR>I rebooted the client into Mandrake 9.1 to get SSH working so I can use CVS under Linux as well.<BR><BR>I have my ~/.ssh ...
InfoWorld

Millions of embedded devices use the same hard-coded SSH and TLS private keys

Keys hard-coded in thousands of routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP phones and other devices can be used to launch man-in-the-middle attacks Thousands of routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP phones and ...
Linux Journal

Tighter SSH Security with Two-Factor Authentication

I enthusiastically use two-factor authentication whenever possible, because static passwords aren't the best mechanism around any moat. Traditional passwords are vulnerable to social engineering, ...