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Using SSH as VPN Solution in Linux

Looking for a quick simple way to have VPN access to your network or simply to secure your connection when you are on a remote network you don’t complete truest such as a public hot-spot. And while there are many solutions I have one which is simple to use. It’s called ‘sshuttle’ and all you […]

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SSH into ESXi 5 host using public key authentication

I do this with my other linux host over here @ jermsmit.com so why not with my ESXi 5 hosts. Using OpenSSH Public Key Authentication on ESXi 5 required a few things. You need to enable SSH You need an SSH client (I use putty) If you already have a authorized_keys file handy use it or make […]

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“Permissions are too open”

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it. – Theodore Roosevelt You are attempting to automate your ssh session to a remote system using keys and you get the following “Permissions are too open” message. The problem is, that […]