[SOLVED] Server's Host Key is Unknown - Hashes do not match.

[banderas20]

Hi.
I'm trying to setup an SFTP connection between Filezilla client (Windows) and a Debian server.
When I try to establish the connection, Filezilla says:


"Server's Host Key is Unknown"
Details:
Server algorithm: ssh-ed25519 256
Fingerprints: SHA256 and MD5.
I know for sure the server is the right one (it's a home lab).
If I go to the server and issue an


sha256sum /etc/ssh/<whatever file>,
it doesn't give me the same checksum result.
¿What am I doing wrong?
¿How can I know which key is Filezilla checking?


Thanks!

 

[KGIII]

Hmm... I don't have a solution. I do have a question. In FileZilla, what's your login type at this screen?

 

[banderas20]

Hi. My login type is

SFTP (same as your screen)
Login type: Prompt for password.

Thanks!

 

[KGIII]

Have you tried using SSH to establish a connection to the Debian box?

I'm not sure which folders hold the keys in Windows, but I'd look for a "matching" key in what's probably a /.ssh type of folder (no clue where that is on Windows) and delete it. It looks like you've stored a key that no longer matches the server. I've had this happen on Linux for reasons unknown and removing the offending existent key solved the issue.

 

[banderas20]

Hi!

I already solved this. It was a matter of encoding of the file. If i run ssh-keygen -l <file> (instead of sha256sum) i get the same result as Filezilla tells me.

So this thread can be closed.

Thanks everyone for your support!

 

[KGIII]

Thanks for letting us know. We don't really close threads (unless needed) but is marked as solved.