When SSHing into a droplet for the first time, ssh prompts me to verify the host’s SSH key fingerprint. One way to verify this is to VNC into the droplet and run ssh-keygen -lf [host key location]: it’s still a casual check but it’s better than nothing.
However, as far as I can tell, this cannot be done when setting up an initial SSH key, because the root password is either unset or set to something that cannot be feasibly guessed. I suppose it would be possible to
- create droplet with initial SSH key
- reset the root password
- wait for an email
- check the fingerprint
but that’s cumbersome. (Also, transmitting passwords in plaintext emails makes me uncomfortable.)
Would it be possible to display the SSH RSA/ECDSA host keys as part of the droplet information? (Alternatively, are host keys not relevant for authenticating a host in the DO context?)
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The best way to get this added it to create a uservoice suggestion for it: https://digitalocean.uservoice.com/forums/136585-digital-ocean
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