From b37c031bc34656400b6fdc1192bb403b08341eb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitchell Hashimoto Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:37:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] website/docs: a small note about replacing keys --- website/docs/source/v2/boxes/base.html.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/boxes/base.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/boxes/base.html.md index 7e34bf1b5..e771187a0 100644 --- a/website/docs/source/v2/boxes/base.html.md +++ b/website/docs/source/v2/boxes/base.html.md @@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ that OpenSSH is very picky about file permissions. Therefore, make sure that `~/.ssh` has `0700` permissions and the authorized keys file has `0600` permissions. +When Vagrant boots a box and detects the insecure keypair, it will +automatically replace it with a randomly generated keypair for additional +security while the box is running. + ### Root Password: "vagrant" Vagrant doesn't actually use or expect any root password. However, having