I am trying to connect with my remote linux server using cygwin+ssh but the authentication fails with no apparent reason. I have successfully setup another connnection to github successfully and I have followed the same process, this is why I am stopped here $ ssh -v finxxx@xxx.79.xxx.29 OpenSSH_6.0p1, OpenSSL 1.0.1c 10 May 2012 debug1: Connecting to xxx.79.xxx.29 [xxx.79.xxx.29] port 22. debug1: