SSH Tectia

Advantages and Disadvantages of Keyboard-Interactive Authentication

The following lists sum up the advantages and disadvantages of using keyboard-interactive authentication with SSH Tectia.

Advantages

  • New authentication methods can be added without upgrading the client software, since the client does not have to be aware of the specifics of the authentication method.

Disadvantages

  • Depend on the exact submethod.

  • Authentication forwarding not supported.