title: WinSCP: Server refused our key
body: <p>Ok, I've got a working connection to a server on our production machine.  I need to replicate that on my development machine so that I can transfer my own files.  Everything is the same, down to the OS.</p>
  
  <p>When I attempt to connect, all I get is:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Server refused our key.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Here is my log file...</p>
  
  <pre><code>. 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Session name: hex166t@65.XXX.XX.XXX (Modified stored session)
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Host name: 65.XXX.XX.XXX (Port: 1XXXX)
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 User name: hex166t (Password: Yes, Key file: Yes)
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Tunnel: No
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Transfer Protocol: SFTP
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Ping type: -, Ping interval: 30 sec; Timeout: 15 sec
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Proxy: none
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 SSH protocol version: 2; Compression: No
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Bypass authentication: No
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Try agent: Yes; Agent forwarding: No; TIS/CryptoCard: No; KI: Yes; GSSAPI: No
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Ciphers: aes,blowfish,3des,WARN,arcfour,des; Ssh2DES: No
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 SSH Bugs: A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 SFTP Bugs: A,A
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Return code variable: Autodetect; Lookup user groups: A
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Shell: default
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 EOL: 0, UTF: 2
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Clear aliases: Yes, Unset nat.vars: Yes, Resolve symlinks: Yes
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 LS: ls -la, Ign LS warn: Yes, Scp1 Comp: No
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Local directory: default, Remote directory: home, Update: Yes, Cache: Yes
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 Cache directory changes: Yes, Permanent: Yes
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 DST mode: 1
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.738 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.808 Looking up host "65.XXX.XX.XXX"
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.808 Connecting to 65.XXX.XX.XXX port 1XXXX
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.858 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.858 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.938 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.938 Server version: SSH-2.0-Connect:Enterprise_UNIX_2.4.02
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.938 Using SSH protocol version 2
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.938 We claim version: SSH-2.0-WinSCP_release_5.1.3
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.938 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.998 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.998 Doing Diffie-Hellman group exchange
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:25.998 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.258 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.258 Doing Diffie-Hellman key exchange with hash SHA-1
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.438 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.678 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.898 Verifying host key rsa2 0x23,0xdf2a07bac36 with fingerprint ssh-rsa 2048 fe:03:bc:ad:66 
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 Host key matches cached key
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 Host key fingerprint is:
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 ssh-rsa 2048 fe:03:bc:ad:66 
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 Initialised AES-256 CBC client-    &gt;server encryption
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 client-    &gt;server MAC algorithm
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 Initialised AES-256 CBC server-    &gt;client encryption
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 server-    &gt;client MAC algorithm
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:26.908 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.048 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.048 Reading private key file "Z:\prd\PS_DATA\HSBCfingateway\hsbccerts\hsbc-ensco.ppk"
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.058 Using username "hex166t".
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.108 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.158 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.168 Offered public key
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.168 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.228 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.228 Server refused our key
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.258 Server refused our key
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.258 Attempting keyboard-interactive authentication
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.258 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.298 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.298 Server refused keyboard-interactive authentication
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.298 Prompt (7, SSH password, , &amp;Password: )
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.298 Using stored password.
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.308 Sent password
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.308 Waiting for the server to continue with the initialisation
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.418 Detected network event
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.418 Password authentication failed
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.418 Access denied
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:27.458 Prompt (7, SSH password, , &amp;Password: )
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:45.497 Attempt to close connection due to fatal exception:
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:45.497 Closing connection.
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:45.497 Sending special code: 12
  . 2013-01-28 15:26:45.559 (ESshFatal) 
  </code></pre>