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How can I get the comment of the current authorized_keys ssh key?

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Edit: What I really need to know WHICH ssh key from authorized_keys has been used to identify the currently logged on user. According to "man sshd": I see that when I use ssh-keygen, the comment is usually the local identity of the user. Is there any way to access this value when I'm on the remote ā€¦

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Protocol 2 public key consist of options, keytype, base64-encoded key, comment.

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Fix for: How can I get the comment of the current authorized_keys ssh key?

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It's for convenience, from the man page on Debian: For RSA1 keys, there is also a comment field in the key file that is only for convenience to the user to help identify the key. The comment can tell what the key is for, or whatever is useful. The cā€¦

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