Login with SSH-Keys is failing due the following error "userauth_pubkey: key type ssh-dss not in PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes [preauth]"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to login using ssh-keys
Apr  7 11:58:02 examplehost sshd[983201]: Connection from 192.168.0.211 port 52306 on 192.242.130.89 port 22
Apr  7 11:58:02 examplehost sshd[983201]: userauth_pubkey: key type ssh-dss not in PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes [preauth]
Apr  7 11:58:02 examplehost sshd[983201]: userauth_pubkey: key type ssh-dss not in PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes [preauth]
Apr  7 11:58:02 examplehost sshd[983201]: Failed publickey for userbob from 192.168.0.211 port 52306 ssh2: RSA SHA256:PiwOSbk+...........
Apr  7 11:58:02 examplehost sshd[983201]: Failed publickey for userbob from 192.168.0.211 port 52306 ssh2: RSA SHA256:PiwOSbk+...........
Apr  7 11:58:02 examplehost sshd[983201]: Postponed keyboard-interactive for userbob from 192.168.0.211 port 52306 ssh2 [preauth]
Apr  7 11:58:02 examplehost sshd[983201]: Postponed keyboard-interactive for userbob from 192.168.0.211 port 52306 ssh2 [preauth]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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