sshd-keygen-wrapper?

This has nothing to do with pirated software or trojans. /usr/libexec/sshd-keygen-wrapper is a shell script that generates SSH host keys when you first use Remote Login. Do you have Remote Login activated in the Sharing preference pane?

Keygen = KeyGenerator - often used on Windows systems to generate a (fake) serial number for pirated software and, also very often used to get a Trojan or Virus onto a Windows system. They should be treated with caution generally although a small minority of them are 'legitimate' and don't try nasty stuff.

As a rule of thumb I'd avoid them like the plague ...

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/ man8/sshd-keygen-wrapper.8.html

As I said, it's normal for the script to run the first time you use Remote Login. Whether someone has cracked your SSH server is a different question for a different thread. You have much more important things to worry about if you haven't backed up in a month. Keep that up and you'll certainly lose your data, whether you're cracked or not.

Linc Davis wrote:

This has nothing to do with pirated software or trojans. /usr/libexec/sshd-keygen-wrapper is a shell script that generates SSH host keys when you first use Remote Login. Do you have Remote Login activated in the Sharing preference pane?

Thank you Linc! I'm preparing a late 2006 20" iMac5,1 & early 2008 24" iMac8,1 for use as testing and production servers.

I am new to this process (in this moment). Both iMacs have Pre-Mavericks OS X versions, Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion installed.

I began this process a few weeks ago and am progressing as time permits. Every single item that arises is being researched, especially to find definitions for "Accept Incoming Connections" (types) that pop up requesting the ALLOW or DENY buttons.

Your answer is straight-forward and simply understood, especially within original posting author's context -- question & explanation as to what he/she was doing at the time. --

Settings by user to share prompts user to allow/deny on Apple machines !

I set up sharing, in particular; screen sharing, remote management, remote login, DVD/CD sharing & web sharing, etcetera for deploying/monitoring whist developing, which is why this particular Firewall Pane Security Preferences Pop-up appeared.

Again, Thank you for your contributions, especially now that certain models do not allow newer OS X versions, many need these answers as black and white as possible.

Back to my research for the remaining 8 ! --

Kudos !!!

Voila

I believe speed reading is easier if the main words pop out in comment sections. 🙂

Sharing mode on made this message coming up again and again. Thanks