On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Matthew Garrett wrote: > Steve Langasek wrote: > > >But an ssh key on removable media is not vulnerable to keysniffing > >alone, where a password is. > > There's no inherent increase in security from using a key on a > USB device other than the fact that attackers aren't thinking about that > yet.
Cryptographic smart cards on a USB token seem like the only secure way to store keys: http://www.datakey.com/products/smartCards/ikey.shtml Niall Young Chime Communications Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Level 6, 263 Adelaide Terrace Ph: (+61) 08 9213 1330 / 0408 192 797 Perth, Western Australia 6000 "I was trying to kill a level 5 lumberjack in the MUD I play" -- Travis Read, August 2003