SSH-FORCE-PASSWORD(1)
π SSH-FORCE-PASSWORD(1) π
okay bestie so this is the manual page for ssh-force-password, living in the User Commands corner of your man pages. it's a lil guy, but it does exactly one thing and it does it flawlessly. β¨
π NAME π
ssh-force-password β enforces password authentication
like. that's the whole job. it enforces password authentication. periodt. π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
ssh-force-password [DEFAULT SSH OPTIONS] hostname
so you call it, you can hand it all your usual SSH options like it's no big deal ([DEFAULT SSH OPTIONS] β the standard ones you already know and love, nothing new invented here, iykyk), and then you give it a hostname. that's the whole shape of it. π«Ά
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
it enforces password authentication β and before you ask, yes, the manual is very specific about why: this is for password testing. π₯
so if you're out here testing passwords (for legit reasons, bestie, we're being so normal about this π), this is the tool whose entire main character energy is making sure password auth is what gets used. no cap. that's the vibe check it passes. π
π reminder: the original page keeps it short and sweet β there are literally no options, exit statuses, environment variables, files, or SEE ALSO refs listed beyond the ones above. so don't come for me, i kept every single crumb. π
this iconic lil page comes to you from SSH-TOOLS, dated March 2024 β tysm for reading, mwah, go forth and test responsibly. ππ§β
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- ubuntu questing: ssh-tools 1.9-1
- ubuntu resolute: ssh-tools 1.9-1build1 Β· GPL-3.0-or-later
- ubuntu stonking: ssh-tools 1.9-2 Β· GPL-3.0-or-later
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