Prompt to use key when connecting with SSH

[scottyanke]

On a Nexus 7 connecting to a Beaglebone, I've got SSH setup with a RSA public key so that VX ConnectBot will connect to the remote machine without prompting for a password. Unfortunately it prompts with the question "Allow remote host to use key 'beaglebone'?" instead, where beaglebone is the name of the key. Hitting yes gets me connected without the prompt for a password, but the prompt to use the public key seems to be redundant.

Is there a way to not get the prompt to use the public key? Did I miss something in the setup of VX ConnectBot for disabling that prompt?

The key is unlocked and the settings are enabled for remembering keys in memory. For the key, the setting "confirm before use" is unchecked (it made no difference either way). Could VX ConnectBot be setup to not do this prompt?

[fastcat]

There's a setting in the host edit screen "Use SSH auth agent" with possible values Yes, No, or With confirmation ... it sounds like you have the third setting and want the first.

[Kixunil]

I have this same problem and it's is quite annoying.

• I tried with SSH agent off, explicitly sset the key - asks whether I want to use that key.
• SSH agent on, require confirmation off - same behavior as above

Any chance to remove that prompt?