> Source: [sk183207](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183207)

# sk183207 - Using the "member" or "ssh" command to navigate between the Security Group Members requires password authentication

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183207 |
| Date Created | 2025-03-14 |
| Last Modified | 2025-04-03 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Using the "`member`" (or the "`m`") command to connect to Security Group Members requires password authentication.

  Example:

  `[Expert@SGM-s02-01:0]# m 1_02`  
  `Moving to member 1_02`  
  `This system is for authorized use only.`  
  `admin@192.0.2.2's password:`
* Using the "`ssh`" command to connect to Security Group Members requires password authentication.

  Example:

  `[Expert@SGM-s02-01:0]# ssh 1_02`  
  `This system is for authorized use only.`  
  `admin@1_02's password:`
* Using the "`ssh -vv`" command (the verbose mode) to connect to Security Group Members shows that SSH tries to a use private key as an authentication method and then uses the password authentication method.

  Example:

  `
  This system is for authorized use only.`  
  `
  debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password`  
  `
  debug1: Next authentication method: publickey`  
  `
  debug1: Offering public key: RSA SHA256:XXX /home/admin/.ssh/id_rsa`  
  `
  debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply`  
  `
  debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password`  
  `
  debug1: Trying private key: /home/admin/.ssh/id_dsa`  
  `
  debug1: Trying private key: /home/admin/.ssh/id_ecdsa`  
  `
  debug1: Trying private key: /home/admin/.ssh/id_ed25519`  
  `
  debug1: Trying private key: /home/admin/.ssh/id_xmss`  
  `
  debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method`  
  `
  debug1: Next authentication method: password
  `

## Cause

Failure to authenticate with the public SSH keys might indicate that one of the required files is missing or corrupted.

|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| File                     | Description                                     |
| `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` | Contains public SSH keys authorized to connect. |
| `~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`      | Public SSH key, used to the private key.        |
| `~/.ssh/id_rsa`          | Private SSH key, used for authentication.       |

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