Bitvise Ssh Server Login Without Password

Securing bitvise ssh server after initial installation bitvise ssh server will refuse login attempts until settings are changed to permit login for one or more users.

Bitvise ssh server login without password. The ssh server can be configured to accept logins from windows accounts local or domain accounts created in windows as well as virtual accounts created in the ssh server. If you have the appropriate privileges you can create an access token with zwcreatetoken no password required. When you log in using public key authentication bitvise ssh server versions 550 and higher are able to create your login session without the ssh server knowing your account password. Such a token has some limitations.

For example you cant access network resources without a password and some encrypted material isnt accessible. However a login session created this way does not have credentials necessary to access efs encrypted files and network shares. Iirc the ssh server in cygwin does the same thing. This means that using bitvise ssh client or another compatible gssapi enabled client any user in the same windows domain or a trusted one can log into the ssh server without having to verify the servers host key fingerprint and without even having to supply a password.

Here are the detailed steps for setting up an ssh login without a password. If your ssh client supports it you can use public key authentication to log into bitvise ssh server. Try to find an existing secure shell key pair.