Store User SSH Keys in Active Directory for SSH Authentication

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Active Directory (AD) users want to login via SSH using ssh keys
  • SSH public keys are to be stored centrally in AD
  • SSSD joins AD directly 1, or IdM client enrolled into IdM domain with AD trust2

  1. Integrating RHEL systems directly with Windows Active Directory: Connecting directly to AD ↩︎

  2. Managing a cross-forest trust between an IdM and AD domain ↩︎

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)
  • OpenSSH

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