Lua/NSE error - ssh-auth-methods.nse #1014
Description
I receive the following error (ip removed):
NSE: ssh-auth-methods against #.#.#.#:22 threw an error!
ERROR
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'libssh2.session_open'
/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/nselib/libssh2-utility.lua:36: in method 'connect'
/usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/scripts/ssh-auth-methods.nse:33: in function </usr/local/bin/../share/nmap/scripts/ssh-auth-methods.nse:30>
(...tail calls...)
This occurs when a ssh connection can not be actually made. "The SYN cookies are a lie". They make nmap think the port is open.