Re: sftp batch mode and password authentication

This is a discussion on Re: sftp batch mode and password authentication within the OpenSSH Development forums, part of the Networking and Network Related category; --On Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:01 PM -0500 Chris Rapier <rapier@psc.edu> wrote: > ponraj wrote: &...


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Old 03-02-2006
Carson Gaspar
 
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Default Re: sftp batch mode and password authentication

--On Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:01 PM -0500 Chris Rapier <rapier@psc.edu>
wrote:

> ponraj wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I used to execute ftp in batch mode to dowload files. In my case,
>> password authentication is the only way to get remote access.

>
> Are you saying that you can't use private keys to authenticate? (I have
> seen situations here this happens - usually as a result of severe
> restrictions on shell access to an archival data store). If that is the
> case I don't think you can do this without using something like 'expect'
> to control the process.


He should be able to use a custom SSH_ASKPASS to do this, although he'll
need to make sure the sftp batch job has no controlling TTY.

--
Carson

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