Configuration file ssh.ini

Overview

The configuration file WEB-INF/ssh.ini is used to control the appearance and the behavior of the SSH login process. Changes to the settings are necessary in special situations. Please note, that the settings apply to all users logging on to a Unix system via SSH.

Trailing whitespace characters (spaces and line breaks) a parameter value are discarded. To specify whitespace characters even so, use:

Output parameters such as fingerprint are specified using the replacement variable {0} in the parameter value; this substitution applies to text messages only.
Parameters are grouped by function that is reflected by a hierarchical naming scheme. If a parameter is missing, it's default value is used. Comments in the configuration file start with a '#' character and extend to the end of the line.

Parameters

Parameter Meaning
login.prompt.user Text to prompt for the user's name.

Default: Login as:\u0020
login.prompt.password Text to prompt for the user's password.

Default: Password:\u0020
login.retry Number of retrys to login. If it is exceeded, the session will be terminated.

Default: 2
login.retry.authentication Number of authentication attempts before the login is restarted. For an authentication using a password the password prompt will be displayed again.

Default: 2
message.welcome Message text that is displayed after a successful connection to the Unix system.

Default: no message text

Example: \u001b[?5hWelcome to Log/Ajax VTSSH\r\n
Inverts the colours and displays the message text.
message.fingerprint A fingerprint is a sequence of hex digits uniquely identifying the target system. Displaying the fingerpring is intended for the user to verify the identity of the target system. On output the variable {0} is substituted by the fingerprint.

Default: no message text

Example: Fingerprint of your host:\r\n{0}\r\n
message.bubblebabble An alternate representation of a fingerprint as pseudo-words that are easier to read than the sequence of hex digits. On output the variable {0} is substituted by the encoded fingerprint.

Default: no message text
authentication.methods List of authentication methods to be used, sorted by descending preference. If the Unix server offers a method not contained in the list, this method will not be used.
The possible names are: "publickey", "keyboard-interactive", "password" (see RFC4252, RFC4256).

Default: publickey, keyboard-interactive, password