Use system default `ssh_config` and `known_hosts` configuration

[yang (Yang.Y)]

App Store version of Core Shell/ Tunnel use configuration files in a shared container folder:

# known_hosts
~/Library/Group Containers/E78WKS7W4U.io.coressh.ssh/.ssh/known_hosts

# ssh_config
~/Library/Group Containers/E78WKS7W4U.io.coressh.ssh/.ssh/config

This works very well in most of cases. But if you have a lengthy ~/.ssh/config or /etc/ssh/ssh_config, or have StrictHostKeyChecking set to yes and use ~/.ssh/known_hosts, /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts as the only source data trusted host keys, you may want to use system default configuration files instead.

You just need to install Codinn Store version of Core Shell/ Tunnel:

• Core Shell – Difference between Codinn Store, App Store and Setapp versions
• Core Tunnel – Difference between Codinn Store and App Store versions

Consult the discussion in this thread if you are curious why another version is required:

Core Tunnel on Mac App Store

We hope we can, actually we really like Mac App Store just as you. But, there is always a “but” , it means functionalities will be reduced, Apple has very strict resource access limitation for apps selling on Mac App Store, following functions will be affected: May not able to access ssh-agent for authentication Can not use privileged ports (0~1024) ForwardAgent may not work ProxyCommand will not work LocalCommand will not work ControlMaster will not work Could not use /etc/ssh_confi…

Codinn Store version of Core Shell/ Tunnel should read and use your configuration files in following sources:

• User's configuration file (~/.ssh/config)
• System-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config)
• Global host key database (/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts, /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2)
• User host key database (~/.ssh/known_hosts, ~/.ssh/known_hosts2)

Warning: the locations of known_hosts files may vary if your ssh_config file contains GlobalKnownHostsFile or UserKnownHostsFile directive.