ssh-show-key-fingerprint

Hal Canary
https://halcanary.org/vv/2009/09/26/825/
#computersAndCode
#!/bin/sh
## ~/bin/ssh-show-key-fingerprint
## Prints out SSHD Key Fingerprints
## Written 2004-2009 Hal Canary
## Dedicated ott he Public Domain.
test "$#" -eq 0 && \
  exec "$0" /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key.pub
for file in "$@" ; do
  ( cd `dirname "$file"`;
    /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -l \
      -f  `basename "$file"`; )
done

What to do with this info? first of all, print out the fingerprints and put them in your wallet.

Here's another thing I do:

ssh-show-key-fingerprint | \
  sudo tee -a /etc/issue.ssh > /dev/null
echo 'Banner /etc/issue.ssh' | \
  sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config > /dev/null

This, of course, is in no way a secure way to check your fingerprint, since it is just as vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack. But it works as a backup plan.

And some legal theories say you should insert these additional lines into your /ets/issue.ssh file:

 UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS PROHIBITED.

 USE OF THIS SYSTEM BY ANY USER, AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED,
 CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THIS MONITORING, INTERCEPTION,
 RECORDING, READING, COPYING, or CAPTURING and DISCLOSURE
 by SYSTEM OWNER.