On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 3:40 AM, Peter Eckel <li...@eckel-edv.de> wrote:
>
>> Why not just use authorized_keys with an empty pass phrase?
>
> because every responsible system admin will immediately kill you when you do
> that? :-)
>
> Except in very specific situations, e.g. unattended jobs that copy data or
> execute commands over ssh connections, it is very unwise to *ever* create an
> ssh key without a passphrase, as the only thing between that key and access
> to the systems it 'protects' is then file permissions on the server it is
> located on.
Errr, 'unattended jobs' are the main reason for having computers.
Well, that and watching kitten videos.
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Les Mikesell
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