[Bug 2372] New: Print warning when file permissions too loose for ssh key authentication

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2372

            Bug ID: 2372
           Summary: Print warning when file permissions too loose for ssh
                    key authentication
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 6.9p1
          Hardware: 68k
                OS: Mac OS X
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: ssh
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: andrew.pennebaker at gmail.com

SSH key configuration is the bane of my existence. No matter how I
check and double-check file permissions, there's always that one file
or folder that I forget about, that silently triggers SSH ignoring my
painstakingly configured SSH key setup, dropping me into a password
authentication prompt.

In the future, could ssh please display a warning about the file or
folder with improper permissions when attempting key-based
authentication? It would really help out newbies.

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