[Bug 3320] Authentication hangs when SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE=prefer and remote host key fingerprint isn't known

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Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> ---
I can't replicate this on openssh-8.6 or 8.7 (on Linux/OpenBSD) and the
common X11 askpass programs.

> It looks like all interactive input goes through read_passphrase() in 
> readpass.c, whether or not it's a credential. Is this intentional?

Yes - read_passphrase(), despite its name, supports reading both secret
and public strings from the user. It's completely intentional, as it is
the central place that decides whether to invoke SSH_ASKPASS or to read
from the TTY.

If I had to guess what is going wrong in your case: your SSH_ASKPASS
program is probably returning something other than strictly "yes", "no"
or the key fingerprint and so you're repeatedly going around the loop
inside sshconnect.c:confirm()

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