Secure Shell for Google Chrome – REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!

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If you are using Secure Shell for Google Chrome and you change the IP address of a server to one that you used before :

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@    WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!     @
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IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
It is also possible that a host key has just been changed.
The fingerprint for the ECDSA key sent by the remote host is
c0:67:7b:9d:f5:4f:9d:57:43:44:67:7b:44:67:7b.
Please contact your system administrator.
Add correct host key in /.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message.
Offending ECDSA key in /.ssh/known_hosts:23
ECDSA host key for [test.host.local]:22 has changed and you have requested strict checking.
Host key verification failed.
NaCl plugin exited with status code 255.
(R)econnect, (C)hoose another connection, or E(x)it?

You will need to remove the known host from “/.ssh/known_hosts”.

You will use the command bellow in Ctrl+Shift+J ( Dev Tools ):

term_.command.removeKnownHostByIndex(HOST_NUMBER);

HOST_NUMBER is the one that appears in the error at :

Offending ECDSA key in /.ssh/known_hosts:23

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