Logging of authorized keys

Peter Stuge stuge-openssh-unix-dev at cdy.org
Wed May 12 06:44:06 EST 2004


On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 04:03:55PM -0400, Noel J. Bergman wrote:
> In other words, would you please modify:
> 
>  $TIMESTAMP $HOST sshd[$PID]: Accepted publickey for $USER from $IP port
> $PORT $PROTOCOL
> 
> to add an indication (e.g., the comment field) as to which key was used:
> 
>  $TIMESTAMP $HOST sshd[$PID]: Accepted publickey ($COMMENT) for $USER
> from $IP port $PORT $PROTOCOL

This has come up before but been shot down with the rationale that
arbitrary user input ($COMMENT) probably shouldn't be sent to the
system logger, IIRC.


//Peter




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