# SSH experiment - authentication failed

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/ssh-experiment-authentication-failed/95177>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [November 20, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ssh-experiment-authentication-failed/95177 "2023-11-20T08:24:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mroek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mroek/32/38044_2.png) [@mroek](https://community.homey.app/u/mroek)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ssh-experiment-authentication-failed/95177/1 "2023-11-20T08:24:29Z")

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In the [help article for SSH experiment](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/6673376100508-Getting-started-with-the-SSH-Experiment) there is no mention of what user name and password to use for logging in.

I then assumed it should be the normal Homey login, but I am not able to log in (I’m using Tera Term), authentication fails. Anyone else had the same, and if so, how did you fix it?

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ssh-experiment-authentication-failed/95177/2 "2023-11-20T08:40:05Z")

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The username (`homey`) is shown when you enable the experiment. It’s also shown in the _“Copying your SSH Key”_ part of the help article.

There isn’t a password set, the first time you log in you’re asked to set one.

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**Author:** ![mroek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mroek/32/38044_2.png) [@mroek](https://community.homey.app/u/mroek)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ssh-experiment-authentication-failed/95177/3 "2023-11-20T08:58:59Z")

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Ah. I had enabled the experiment a long time ago, I just hadn’t tried it yet. And I had of course forgotten about that popup box when I enabled it.

As you correctly point out it is actually mentioned in the last section of the linked article, I somehow missed that. In my defence, I think perhaps it would have been a good idea that they mentioned this more explicitly at the top of the article.

Thanks for showing me the error in my ways. 😊