#!/usr/bin/env bash # # JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script # # Fault : "Host key verification failed" / REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED # Fix : Verify the fingerprint before trusting it # Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-ssh-hostkey # # Run as : Shell # Expect : 15 minutes # Risk : low # Reversible : yes # # WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX # You cannot account for the change. Do this before removing anything -- # the warning is doing its job. # # HOW TO UNDO IT # None -- this is a verification step. # # Walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each. Steps with no # command are yours to do -- it prints those and waits. DRYRUN=1 prints # without executing; UNATTENDED=1 does not ask. # # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK # # This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any # kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. # # JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its # use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration # changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. # # You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for # satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for # having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- set -uo pipefail DRYRUN="${DRYRUN:-0}" UNATTENDED="${UNATTENDED:-0}" failed=0 # - THIS SCRIPT WILL NOT RUN UNTIL YOU EDIT IT - cat >&2 <<'EOF' This script needs editing before it can run. Replace each of these with a real value: example.com (a placeholder domain) Then delete this block near the top of the script. EOF exit 2 rule() { printf "\n%s\n" "$(printf '-%.0s' $(seq 1 70))"; if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then echo "$1"; fi; } prose() { echo "$1" | fold -s -w 74 | sed "s/^/ /"; } # Returns 0 when the caller should run the command, 1 when it should not. # A manual step always returns 1 -- there is nothing for the caller to run. step() { # step [command lines...] local n="$1" dotext="$2" why="$3" mode="$4"; shift 4 rule " Step $n of 4" prose "$dotext" if [ -n "$why" ]; then echo; prose "$why"; fi if [ "$mode" = "manual" ]; then echo; echo " -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on." if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r _; fi return 1 fi echo; printf " %s\n" "$@"; echo if [ "$DRYRUN" = "1" ]; then echo " (dry run -- not executed)"; return 1; fi if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit " a case "$a" in [Qq]*) echo " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 ;; [Ss]*) echo " Skipped."; return 1 ;; esac fi return 0 } rule echo " "Host key verification failed" / REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED" echo " Verify the fingerprint before trusting it" echo echo " Risk: low Reversible 15 minutes" echo prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' rule echo if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Ready? [y/N] " go case "$go" in [Yy]*) ;; *) echo " Nothing was changed."; exit 0;; esac fi if step 1 'Get the fingerprint the server is actually presenting.' '' cmd 'ssh-keyscan -t ed25519 server.example.com 2>/dev/null | ssh-keygen -lf -'; then ssh-keyscan -t ed25519 server.example.com 2>/dev/null | ssh-keygen -lf - if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 1 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 2 'Get the real fingerprint from the server itself, through a channel that is not SSH -- a console, a cloud provider'\''s serial output, or a colleague standing at it.' 'Comparing the presented fingerprint against one you fetched over the same suspect connection proves nothing. It has to come from somewhere else.' cmd 'sudo ssh-keygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub'; then sudo ssh-keygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 2 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi step 3 'If they match, the change is legitimate -- proceed to remove the old entry.' '' manual || true step 4 'If they do not match, stop. Do not connect, do not type a password, and investigate the network path.' '' manual || true rule " Confirm it worked" prose 'The two fingerprints, obtained independently, are identical.' rule if [ "$failed" -gt 0 ]; then echo " Finished with $failed failed step(s)." echo " Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-ssh-hostkey" else echo " Finished." fi echo prose 'To undo: None -- this is a verification step.' rule