# arubaoss/network\_cli/paramiko - public key auth **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [April 15, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/arubaoss-network-cli-paramiko-public-key-auth/37889 "2023-04-15T08:54:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Florian\_Lohoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7cd45c/32.png) [@Florian\_Lohoff](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Florian_Lohoff)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/arubaoss-network-cli-paramiko-public-key-auth/37889/1 "2023-04-15T08:54:57Z")
Hi, i try to get arubaoss\_switch going and i am having trouble using ssh with public key auth. Typically i have the ssh-agent running and i need to do nothing log into switches. So i thought this would be sufficient: - hosts: all   gather\_facts: False   collections:     - arubanetworks.aos\_switch   vars:     ansible\_connection: network\_cli     ansible\_network\_os: arubanetworks.aos\_switch.arubaoss     ansible\_python\_interpreter: python3   tasks:   - name: Configure top level configuration     arubanetworks.aos\_switch.arubaoss\_config:       lines: hostname {{ inventory\_hostname }} It doesnt work. From the Debug log i see this: [...] 2023-04-15 10:31:42,601 p=2562484 u=flo n=ansible | \<192.168.178.16\> ESTABLISH PARAMIKO SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: None on PORT 22 TO 192.168.178.16 2023-04-15 10:31:46,494 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | starting thread (client mode): 0x98f34280 2023-04-15 10:31:46,494 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Local version/idstring: SSH-2.0-paramiko\_2.7.2 2023-04-15 10:31:46,494 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Remote version/idstring: SSH-2.0-Mocana SSH 6.3 2023-04-15 10:31:46,494 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Connected (version 2.0, client Mocana) 2023-04-15 10:31:46,518 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | kex algos:['ecdh-sha2-nistp256', 'ecdh-sha2-nistp384', 'ecdh-sha2-nistp521', 'diffie-hellman-group-exc hange-sha256', 'diffie-hellman-group14-sha1'] server key:['rsa-sha2-512', 'rsa-sha2-256', 'ssh-rsa'] client encrypt:['aes256-ctr', 'aes256-cbc', 'rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se', 'aes192-ctr', 'aes192-cbc', 'aes128-ctr', 'aes128-cbc', '3des-cbc'] server encrypt:['aes256-ctr', 'aes256-cbc', 'rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se', 'aes192-ctr', 'aes192-cbc', 'aes128-ctr', 'aes128-cbc', '3des -cbc'] client mac:['hmac-sha2-256', 'hmac-sha1-96', 'hmac-md5', 'hmac-sha1', 'hmac-md5-96'] server mac:['hmac-sha2-256', 'hmac-sha1-96', 'hmac-md5', 'hmac-sha1', 'hmac-md5-96'] client compre ss:['none'] server compress:['none'] client lang:[''] server lang:[''] kex follows?False 2023-04-15 10:31:46,518 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Kex agreed: ecdh-sha2-nistp256 2023-04-15 10:31:46,519 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | HostKey agreed: ssh-rsa 2023-04-15 10:31:46,519 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Cipher agreed: aes128-ctr 2023-04-15 10:31:46,519 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | MAC agreed: hmac-sha2-256 2023-04-15 10:31:46,519 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Compression agreed: none 2023-04-15 10:31:47,017 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | kex engine KexNistp256 specified hash\_algo \ 2023-04-15 10:31:47,025 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Switch to new keys ... 2023-04-15 10:31:47,026 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Trying SSH agent key b'deleted' 2023-04-15 10:31:47,042 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | userauth is OK At this point user authentication is done, i am logged in. 2023-04-15 10:31:47,052 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Auth banner: b'Todo\n\n' Thats the MOTD banner. 2023-04-15 10:31:47,096 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Authentication type (publickey) not permitted. 2023-04-15 10:31:47,097 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Allowed methods: ['password', 'keyboard-interactive'] 2023-04-15 10:31:47,097 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Trying SSH agent key b'deleted' 2023-04-15 10:31:47,099 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | EOF in transport thread 2023-04-15 10:31:47,099 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Trying SSH agent key b'deleted' 2023-04-15 10:31:47,100 p=2562484 u=flo n=p=2562484 u=flo | paramiko [192.168.178.16] | Trying SSH agent key b'deleted' 2023-04-15 10:31:47,202 p=2562484 u=flo n=ansible | shutdown complete So whats this about? public key auth has already been done and was successful. Now paramiko tells me that it isnt available but still continues using other keys. This is how it typically looks: flo@p5:~$ ssh manager@192.168.178.16 Todo Press any key to continue Your previous successful login (as manager) was on 2023-04-15 08:18:25 from 192.168.178.85 [...] foobar# Flo