If you can connect to your SSH server but your authentication fails you probably just need to tweak your configuration or enter your password correctly!

One very common cause is entering the password incorrectly into MidpSSH. Depending upon your password it can be difficult to get it right! I often suggest changing your password to something very simple so you can eliminate that possibility if you’re having trouble.

You may also need to check that your username and password are both in the correct case. A blackberry will attempt to capitalize the first letter in most places where you enter text.

If you see a message stating the available authentication methods, and one of the methods listed is not “password” then you need to upgrade to MidpSSH 1.5.4 or higher. Your server probably requires “keyboard-interactive” authentication, which has been added in version 1.5.4.

Alternately, if you are connecting to a ssh server that you administer, you can set PasswordAuthentication to yes in the sshd_config file.

Your SSH server might be configured to only allow SSH2.

Try to drop the “Settings → SSH → Session Key Size” down, even as low as 32. This may reduce the risk of getting “timeout” from the server.