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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
In PuTTY 0.68 through 0.80 before 0.81, biased ECDSA nonce generation allows an attacker to recover a user's NIST P-521 secret key via a quick attack in approximately 60 signatures. This is especially important in a scenario where an adversary is able to read messages signed by PuTTY or Pageant. Besides impacting PuTTY, it... More
vscode: Remote Access and Code Editing Step 1: Install vscode Step 2: Install Remote-SSH Extension Step 3: Create Remote-SSH Connection Step 4: Open Folder on Remote Server Step 5: Open a terminal, edit some code, run some code! Troubleshooting: Failed Login Troubleshooting: Disk Full In addition to these instructions, you can find a video... More
When ssh'ing to access.scs.carleton.ca you may receive the error: Received disconnect: Too many authentication failures Disconnected There are at least two reasons for this message. If you provide a wrong password multiple times within a short period of time, it may be locked out - you will have to wait and then try again.This... More
Some ssh clients may complain with: "Unable to negotiate with 134.117.xxx.xxx port 22: no matching key exchange method found." The connect as follows: ssh -oKexAlgorithms=+diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 access.scs.carleton.ca Replace access.scs.carleton.ca with your destination... More
Annually the SCS Linux Network hosts are upgraded, and the ssh-keys will no longer match. If you know that the server has been upgraded and your ssh-keys no longer match, then it will be safe to accept the new ssh key. Your system administrator will be able to confirm if this is due to... More
SSH Connection with x2go Remote Desktop Client DEPRECATED - x2go is not used on newer images created since the Fall of 2024 - Instead use TurboVNC with our newer images Download x2go: here You can find a video demo of these instructions here: Connect to Remote Desktop via x2go (Video) Use the following settings... More
SSH Connection Using the putty SSH Terminal Client NOTE: This example uses putty, but the settings are the same for any tool using ssh, scp, etc. Download Putty: here You can find a video demo of these instructions here: Connect Remotely via a putty terminal (video) Enter settings into putty: Enter username /... More
What is an SSH Key Pair? Why use Key Pairs? Comparing Password vs Key Pair Authentication Creating Key Pairs Authenticating and Connecting with Key Pairs Advanced Topic: Configuring SSH SSH allows you to securely connect to remote computers and virtual machines. With SSH, you can use a computer remotely through the terminal, transfer files... More
NOTE: This example uses putty, but the settings are the same for any tool using SSH, SCP, etc. Download Putty: here Use the following settings to make a terminal connection - Some of your settings will be different host: 134.117.216.10 - Replace this with your own instance's floating IP address username: student - default... More
Monday, September 16, 2024
When updating your SCS Account, some users may get the Invalid CarletonOne password error, as indicated in the image below (see GREEN box). Debugging the Invalid CarletonOne password Error As the error suggests, this means you are entering your mc1 (My Carleton One) password incorrectly. If you are confident that the password is correct,... More
Thursday, August 22, 2024
SSH Connection with TurboVNC Remote Desktop Client Our openstack images that include desktops are preconfigured to run the turbovnc server. This server allows you to connect to your openstack instance using the TurboVNC client, which provides a very fast and secure desktop environment. Step 1: Download TurboVNC Client for your OS Step 2: Install... More
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