Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.1' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
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@ WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE! @
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Permissions 0644 for '/path/to/my/key.pem' are too open.
It is required that your private key files are NOT accessible by others.
This private key will be ignored.
bad permissions: ignore key: /path/to/my/key.pem
Permission denied (publickey).
It’s a common error to see when trying to log in to a server via SSH, and it has a relatively easy fix. But before we get to that, let’s get some background on why this error shows up.
Why am I seeing this Error?
What happened is the key you’re trying to use (key.pem in the example above) is too accessible to users on the system.
This is a bad thing because then you’re not the only one able to use the key, which defeats the purpose. Private keys should only be accessible to one user.
For example, if an attacker somehow gains access to any of the accounts on your system, then they’d be able access the key, as opposed to having to get access to your account specifically. This gives them too many opportunities to get to the private key.
How can I fix it?
Like I said earlier, this is an easy fix. Just run:
$ sudo chmod 600 /path/to/my/key.pem
Or if you are running gui, locate the pem file, right click and change the permissions as per below.
That should do the job.
