Host Verification First time connecting, you must verify key: reegen@ballard$ ssh yca.my_daycare.com -l zayne The authenticity of host 'yca.my_daycare.com' (204.297.16.9)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is ce:0b:9d:e4:ea:1c:3c:7f:08:68:83:4a:3b:09:f7:09. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Compare the key after logging in with ssh-keygen: zayne@yca$ ssh-keygen -l -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub 1024 ce:0b:9d:e4:ea:1c:3c:7f:08:68:83:4a:3b:09:f7:09