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# Fetching SSH hostkeys without interaction
---- dataentry snipplet ---- snipplet_tags: ssh, ssh-keys
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LastUpdate_dt: 2010-07-31 Contributors: Jan Schampera
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Applies at least to `openssh`.
To get the hostkeys for a server, and write them to `known_hosts`-file
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(to avoid that yes/no query when the key isn't known), you can do:
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ssh-keyscan -t rsa foo foo.example.com 1.2.3.4 >> ~/.ssh/known_host
This example queries the hostkeys for the very same machine, but under 3
different \"names\" (hostname, FQDN, IP) and redirects the output to the
`known_hosts`-file.
<u>**Notes:**</u>
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- if done blindly, the `known_host`-file may grow very large. It might
be wise to check for key existance first
- if multiple keys for the same host exist in `known_hosts`, the first
one is taken (which might be an old or wrong one)