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zeki893
New Member
February 24, 2015
Question

ssh_rsa_verify: RSA modulus too small: 512 < minimum 768 bits key_verify failed for server

  • February 24, 2015
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Can't ssh to the fortigate VM. Please help.

    4 replies

    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    SuperUser
    February 24, 2015

    For me it looks like your ssh client is using a 512 bit key, and the FGT requires a key of 768 bit length or more. I've never seen this before as I'm using 1k bit keys.

    Try to use a different ssh client, like Putty.

    emnoc
    New Member
    February 24, 2015

    Or just re-create a key size  greater than 512K. IMHO nobody serious with security, should be using a key-pair less than 1024K. Once again , just  IMHO.

    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    SuperUser
    February 27, 2015

    @emnoc:

    key length is not measured in "K" these days...maybe in the near future

    emnoc
    New Member
    February 27, 2015

    oops yeap that should 512 bits and not bytes.

    hzheng_FTNT
    Staff
    Staff
    March 11, 2016

    Hope not too late.

    You got issue is just because your FGT VM without license.

     

    to ssh to your 15 days FGT vm via ssh , you need to configure on FGT

    config sys global

      set admin-ssh-v1 enable

    end

     

    then on your client side

    ssh -1 -c des admin@yourip