diff --git a/provingground/firmware/fw_lab_triage_helper.go b/provingground/firmware/fw_lab_triage_helper.go
index de010e9..69289f3 100644
--- a/provingground/firmware/fw_lab_triage_helper.go
+++ b/provingground/firmware/fw_lab_triage_helper.go
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 )
@@ -25,13 +28,15 @@
 	"pgrep --list-full update_engine; " +
 	"printf \"\n\";"
 
-const warningMessage = "This utility asssumes many things, like that you have " +
-	"atest in the environment in which it is run, that you have cros in " +
-	"your DNS search path, and that you have configured your environment to " +
-	"use the testing_rsa key on lab DUTs.  This is just a convenience " +
-	"utility for firmware qual test environment health triage.  Feel free " +
-	"and encouraged to extend and enhance it, but in the long term, it " +
-	"should be mostly obviated by monitoring and alerting."
+const warningMessage = `This utility assumes many things, like that you have atest in the environment
+in which it is run and that you have cros in your DNS search path.  This is just
+a convenience utility for firmware qual test environment health triage.  Feel
+free and encouraged to extend and enhance it, but in the long term, it should be
+mostly obviated by monitoring and alerting.
+`
+
+// This is the TCP Port number on which an ssh server listens (in the test image).
+const sshServerPortNumber = 22
 
 type dut struct {
 	Hostname, Port, Labstation, Board, Model, Status, LockStatus, LockReason string
@@ -67,10 +72,29 @@
 	return d
 }
 
-func sendSSHCommand(host, remoteCmd string) (outs string, err error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("ssh", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", "root@"+host, remoteCmd)
-	out, err := cmd.Output()
-	outs = string(out)
+func sendSSHCommand(host string, remoteCmd string, config *ssh.ClientConfig) (outs string, reterr error) {
+	conn, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", host+":"+strconv.Itoa(sshServerPortNumber), config)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to dial: ", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	session, err := conn.NewSession()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to create session: ", err)
+	}
+	defer session.Close()
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	session.Stdout = &stdout
+	session.Stderr = &stderr
+	if err := session.Run(remoteCmd); err != nil {
+		log.Print("Encountered an error when trying to run a remote command: " + err.Error())
+		log.Printf("Failed to run \"%s\" on host: %s.\nStdout was: %s\nStderr was: %s", remoteCmd, host, stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+		reterr = err
+	}
+	outs = stdout.String()
 	return
 }
 
@@ -117,12 +141,103 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO(kmshelton): Migrate to using x/crypto/ssh (here and eleswehere) and handle network errors.
+	// This key is not considered secret.  It's used for authenticating with ChromeOS devices
+	// running test images.
+	testKey := []byte(
+		"\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x42\x45\x47\x49\x4e\x20\x52\x53\x41\x20\x50\x52\x49\x56\x41\x54\x45\x20\x4b" +
+			"\x45\x59\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x0a\x4d\x49\x49\x45\x6f\x41\x49\x42\x41\x41\x4b\x43\x41\x51" +
+			"\x45\x41\x76\x73\x4e\x70\x46\x64\x4b\x35\x6c\x62\x30\x47\x66\x4b\x78\x2b\x46\x67\x73\x72" +
+			"\x73\x4d\x2f\x32\x2b\x61\x5a\x56\x46\x59\x58\x48\x4d\x50\x64\x76\x47\x74\x54\x7a\x36\x33" +
+			"\x63\x69\x52\x68\x71\x30\x0a\x4a\x6e\x77\x37\x6e\x6c\x6e\x31\x53\x4f\x63\x48\x72\x61\x53" +
+			"\x7a\x33\x2f\x69\x6d\x45\x43\x42\x67\x38\x4e\x48\x49\x4b\x56\x36\x72\x41\x2b\x42\x39\x7a" +
+			"\x62\x66\x37\x70\x5a\x58\x45\x76\x32\x30\x78\x35\x55\x6c\x30\x76\x72\x63\x50\x71\x59\x57" +
+			"\x43\x34\x34\x50\x54\x0a\x74\x67\x73\x67\x76\x69\x38\x73\x30\x4b\x5a\x55\x5a\x4e\x39\x33" +
+			"\x59\x6c\x63\x6a\x5a\x2b\x51\x37\x42\x6a\x51\x2f\x74\x75\x77\x47\x53\x61\x4c\x57\x4c\x71" +
+			"\x4a\x37\x68\x6e\x48\x41\x4c\x4d\x4a\x33\x64\x62\x45\x4d\x39\x66\x4b\x42\x48\x51\x42\x43" +
+			"\x72\x47\x35\x48\x0a\x4f\x61\x57\x44\x32\x67\x74\x58\x6a\x37\x6a\x70\x30\x34\x4d\x2f\x57" +
+			"\x55\x6e\x44\x44\x64\x65\x6d\x71\x2f\x4b\x4d\x67\x36\x45\x39\x6a\x63\x72\x4a\x4f\x69\x51" +
+			"\x33\x39\x49\x75\x54\x70\x61\x73\x34\x68\x4c\x51\x7a\x56\x6b\x4b\x41\x4b\x53\x72\x70\x6c" +
+			"\x36\x4d\x59\x0a\x32\x65\x74\x48\x79\x6f\x4e\x61\x72\x6c\x57\x68\x63\x4f\x77\x69\x74\x41" +
+			"\x72\x45\x44\x77\x66\x33\x57\x67\x6e\x63\x74\x77\x4b\x73\x74\x49\x2f\x4d\x54\x4b\x42\x35" +
+			"\x42\x54\x70\x4f\x32\x57\x58\x55\x4e\x55\x76\x34\x6b\x58\x7a\x41\x2b\x67\x38\x2f\x6c\x31" +
+			"\x61\x6c\x0a\x6a\x49\x47\x31\x33\x76\x74\x64\x39\x41\x2f\x49\x56\x33\x4b\x46\x56\x78\x2f" +
+			"\x73\x4c\x6b\x6b\x6a\x75\x5a\x37\x7a\x32\x72\x51\x58\x79\x4e\x4b\x75\x4a\x77\x49\x42\x49" +
+			"\x77\x4b\x43\x41\x51\x41\x37\x39\x45\x57\x5a\x4a\x50\x68\x2f\x68\x49\x30\x43\x6e\x4a\x79" +
+			"\x6e\x0a\x31\x36\x41\x45\x58\x70\x34\x54\x38\x6e\x4b\x44\x47\x32\x70\x39\x47\x70\x43\x69" +
+			"\x43\x47\x6e\x71\x36\x75\x32\x44\x76\x7a\x2f\x75\x31\x70\x5a\x6b\x39\x37\x4e\x39\x54\x2b" +
+			"\x78\x34\x5a\x76\x61\x30\x47\x76\x4a\x63\x31\x76\x6e\x6c\x53\x54\x37\x6f\x62\x6a\x57\x2f" +
+			"\x0a\x59\x38\x2f\x45\x54\x38\x51\x65\x47\x53\x43\x54\x37\x78\x35\x50\x59\x44\x71\x69\x56" +
+			"\x73\x70\x6f\x65\x6d\x72\x33\x44\x43\x79\x59\x54\x4b\x50\x6b\x41\x44\x4b\x6e\x2b\x63\x4c" +
+			"\x41\x6e\x67\x44\x7a\x42\x58\x47\x48\x44\x54\x63\x66\x4e\x50\x34\x55\x36\x78\x66\x72\x0a" +
+			"\x51\x63\x35\x4a\x4b\x38\x42\x73\x46\x52\x38\x6b\x41\x70\x71\x53\x73\x2f\x7a\x43\x55\x34" +
+			"\x65\x71\x42\x74\x70\x32\x46\x56\x76\x50\x62\x67\x55\x4f\x76\x33\x75\x55\x72\x46\x6e\x6a" +
+			"\x45\x75\x47\x73\x39\x72\x62\x31\x51\x5a\x30\x4b\x36\x6f\x30\x38\x4c\x34\x43\x71\x0a\x4e" +
+			"\x2b\x65\x32\x6e\x54\x79\x73\x6a\x70\x37\x38\x62\x6c\x61\x6b\x5a\x66\x71\x6c\x75\x72\x71" +
+			"\x54\x59\x36\x69\x4a\x62\x30\x49\x6d\x55\x32\x57\x33\x54\x38\x73\x56\x36\x77\x35\x47\x50" +
+			"\x31\x4e\x54\x37\x65\x69\x63\x58\x4c\x4f\x33\x57\x64\x49\x52\x42\x31\x35\x61\x0a\x65\x76" +
+			"\x6f\x67\x50\x65\x71\x74\x4d\x6f\x38\x47\x63\x4f\x36\x32\x77\x55\x2f\x44\x34\x55\x43\x76" +
+			"\x71\x34\x47\x4e\x45\x6a\x76\x59\x4f\x76\x46\x6d\x50\x7a\x58\x48\x76\x68\x54\x78\x73\x69" +
+			"\x57\x76\x35\x4b\x45\x41\x43\x74\x6c\x65\x42\x49\x45\x59\x6d\x57\x48\x41\x0a\x50\x4f\x77" +
+			"\x72\x41\x6f\x47\x42\x41\x4f\x4b\x67\x4e\x52\x67\x78\x48\x4c\x37\x72\x34\x62\x4f\x6d\x70" +
+			"\x4c\x51\x63\x59\x4b\x37\x78\x67\x41\x34\x39\x4f\x70\x69\x6b\x6d\x72\x65\x62\x58\x43\x51" +
+			"\x6e\x5a\x2f\x6b\x5a\x33\x51\x73\x4c\x56\x76\x31\x51\x64\x4e\x4d\x48\x0a\x52\x78\x2f\x65" +
+			"\x78\x37\x37\x32\x31\x67\x38\x52\x30\x6f\x57\x73\x6c\x4d\x31\x34\x6f\x74\x5a\x53\x4d\x49" +
+			"\x54\x43\x44\x43\x4d\x57\x54\x59\x56\x42\x4e\x4d\x31\x62\x71\x59\x6e\x55\x65\x45\x75\x35" +
+			"\x48\x61\x67\x46\x77\x78\x6a\x51\x32\x74\x4c\x75\x53\x73\x38\x45\x0a\x53\x42\x7a\x45\x72" +
+			"\x39\x36\x4a\x4c\x66\x68\x77\x75\x42\x68\x44\x48\x31\x30\x73\x51\x71\x6e\x2b\x4f\x51\x47" +
+			"\x31\x79\x6a\x35\x61\x63\x73\x34\x50\x74\x33\x4c\x34\x77\x6c\x59\x77\x4d\x78\x30\x76\x73" +
+			"\x31\x42\x78\x41\x6f\x47\x42\x41\x4e\x64\x39\x4f\x77\x72\x6f\x0a\x35\x4f\x4e\x69\x4a\x58" +
+			"\x66\x4b\x4e\x61\x4e\x59\x2f\x63\x4a\x59\x75\x4c\x52\x2b\x62\x7a\x47\x65\x79\x70\x38\x6f" +
+			"\x78\x54\x6f\x78\x67\x6d\x4d\x34\x55\x75\x41\x34\x68\x68\x44\x55\x37\x70\x65\x67\x34\x73" +
+			"\x64\x6f\x4b\x4a\x34\x58\x6a\x42\x39\x63\x4b\x4d\x43\x7a\x0a\x5a\x47\x55\x35\x4b\x48\x4b" +
+			"\x4b\x78\x4e\x66\x39\x35\x2f\x5a\x37\x61\x79\x77\x69\x49\x4a\x45\x55\x45\x2f\x78\x50\x52" +
+			"\x47\x4e\x50\x36\x74\x6e\x67\x52\x75\x6e\x65\x76\x70\x32\x51\x79\x76\x5a\x66\x34\x70\x67" +
+			"\x76\x41\x43\x76\x6b\x31\x74\x6c\x39\x42\x33\x48\x48\x0a\x37\x4a\x35\x74\x59\x2f\x47\x52" +
+			"\x6b\x54\x34\x73\x51\x75\x5a\x59\x70\x78\x33\x59\x6e\x62\x64\x50\x35\x59\x36\x4b\x78\x33" +
+			"\x33\x42\x46\x37\x51\x58\x41\x6f\x47\x41\x56\x43\x7a\x67\x68\x56\x51\x52\x2f\x63\x56\x54" +
+			"\x31\x51\x4e\x68\x76\x7a\x32\x39\x67\x73\x36\x36\x0a\x69\x50\x49\x72\x74\x51\x6e\x77\x55" +
+			"\x74\x4e\x4f\x48\x41\x36\x69\x39\x68\x2b\x4d\x6e\x62\x50\x42\x4f\x59\x52\x49\x70\x69\x64" +
+			"\x47\x54\x61\x71\x45\x74\x4b\x54\x54\x4b\x69\x73\x77\x37\x39\x4a\x6a\x4a\x37\x38\x58\x36" +
+			"\x54\x52\x34\x61\x39\x4d\x4c\x30\x6f\x53\x67\x0a\x63\x31\x4b\x37\x31\x7a\x39\x4e\x6d\x5a" +
+			"\x67\x50\x62\x4a\x55\x32\x35\x71\x4d\x4e\x38\x30\x5a\x43\x70\x68\x33\x2b\x68\x32\x66\x39" +
+			"\x68\x77\x63\x36\x41\x6a\x4c\x7a\x30\x55\x35\x77\x51\x34\x61\x6c\x50\x39\x30\x39\x56\x52" +
+			"\x56\x49\x58\x37\x69\x4d\x38\x70\x61\x66\x0a\x71\x35\x39\x77\x42\x69\x48\x68\x79\x44\x33" +
+			"\x4a\x31\x36\x51\x41\x78\x68\x73\x43\x67\x59\x42\x75\x30\x72\x43\x6d\x68\x6d\x63\x56\x32" +
+			"\x72\x51\x75\x2b\x6b\x64\x34\x6c\x43\x71\x37\x75\x4a\x6d\x42\x5a\x5a\x68\x46\x5a\x35\x74" +
+			"\x6e\x79\x39\x4d\x6c\x50\x67\x69\x4b\x0a\x7a\x49\x4a\x6b\x72\x31\x72\x6b\x46\x62\x79\x49" +
+			"\x66\x71\x43\x44\x7a\x79\x72\x55\x39\x69\x72\x4f\x54\x4b\x63\x2b\x69\x43\x55\x41\x32\x35" +
+			"\x45\x6b\x39\x75\x6a\x6b\x48\x43\x34\x6d\x2f\x61\x54\x55\x33\x6c\x6e\x6b\x4e\x6a\x59\x70" +
+			"\x2f\x4f\x46\x58\x70\x58\x46\x33\x0a\x58\x57\x5a\x4d\x59\x2b\x30\x41\x6b\x35\x75\x55\x70" +
+			"\x6c\x64\x47\x38\x35\x6d\x77\x4c\x49\x76\x41\x54\x75\x33\x69\x76\x70\x62\x79\x5a\x43\x54" +
+			"\x46\x59\x4d\x35\x61\x66\x53\x6d\x34\x53\x74\x6d\x61\x55\x69\x55\x35\x74\x41\x2b\x6f\x5a" +
+			"\x4b\x45\x63\x47\x69\x6c\x79\x0a\x6a\x77\x4b\x42\x67\x42\x64\x46\x4c\x67\x2b\x6b\x54\x6d" +
+			"\x38\x37\x37\x6c\x63\x79\x62\x51\x30\x34\x47\x31\x6b\x49\x52\x4d\x66\x35\x76\x41\x58\x63" +
+			"\x43\x6f\x6e\x7a\x42\x74\x38\x72\x79\x39\x4a\x2b\x32\x69\x58\x31\x64\x64\x6c\x75\x32\x4b" +
+			"\x32\x76\x4d\x72\x6f\x44\x0a\x31\x63\x50\x2f\x55\x2f\x45\x6d\x76\x6f\x43\x58\x53\x4f\x47" +
+			"\x75\x65\x74\x61\x49\x34\x55\x4e\x51\x77\x45\x2f\x72\x47\x43\x74\x6b\x70\x76\x4e\x6a\x35" +
+			"\x79\x34\x74\x77\x56\x4c\x68\x35\x51\x75\x66\x53\x4f\x6c\x34\x39\x56\x30\x55\x74\x30\x6d" +
+			"\x77\x6a\x50\x58\x77\x0a\x48\x66\x4e\x2f\x32\x4d\x6f\x4f\x30\x37\x76\x51\x72\x6a\x67\x73" +
+			"\x46\x79\x6c\x76\x72\x77\x39\x41\x37\x39\x78\x49\x74\x41\x42\x61\x71\x4b\x6e\x64\x6c\x6d" +
+			"\x71\x6c\x77\x4d\x5a\x57\x63\x39\x4e\x65\x0a\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x45\x4e\x44\x20\x52\x53" +
+			"\x41\x20\x50\x52\x49\x56\x41\x54\x45\x20\x4b\x45\x59\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x2d\x0a")
+	testKeyParsed, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey(testKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Unable to parse testing ssh key: ", err)
+	}
+
+	config := &ssh.ClientConfig{
+		User: "root",
+		Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{
+			ssh.PublicKeys(testKeyParsed),
+		},
+		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
+	}
+
 	for _, labstation := range labstations {
 		fmt.Println("Operating on ", labstation)
-		out, err := sendSSHCommand(labstation, labstationTelemetryCmds)
+		out, err := sendSSHCommand(labstation, labstationTelemetryCmds, config)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Gathering labstation telemetry encountered: %s when interfacing with %s.  Is the labstation pingable?  Do you have lab ssh credentials setup?", err, labstation)
+			log.Fatalf("%s appears unhealthy. Running the telemetry commands encountered: %s", labstation, err)
 		}
 		fmt.Println("\n", out)
 	}
@@ -132,10 +247,13 @@
 		if dut.Labstation == "" || dut.Port == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		out, err := sendSSHCommand(dut.Labstation, "dut-control -p "+dut.Port+" servo_micro_version; dut-control -p "+dut.Port+" servo_v4_version;")
+		servoVersionsCommand := fmt.Sprintf("dut-control -p %s servo_micro_version; dut-control -p %s servo_v4_version;", dut.Port, dut.Port)
+		out, err := sendSSHCommand(dut.Labstation, servoVersionsCommand, config)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Querying servos encountered: %s when interfacing with %s.  Is the labstation pingable?  Do you have lab ssh credentials setup?", err, dut.Labstation)
+			fmt.Printf("%s has a servo for %s that appears unhealthy.  Running the servo version commands encountered: %s\n\n",
+				dut.Labstation, dut.Hostname, err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n%s\n", dut.Hostname, out)
 		}
-		fmt.Println(dut.Hostname, ": ", out)
 	}
 }