I have never tried this, but I believe if you don't specify a passphrase your private key is not encrypted on the HD and you won't be prompted for it.
Have you tried generating a pair without giving a passphrase? Rod On 4/14/05, McKown, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just for grins and giggles, I created an SSH private key/public key > pair. I can now use PuTTY to logon to Linux without using my Linux > password. Instead, I must use a "Passphrase". What have I gained? I did > replace my password with a passphrase, but how is that more secure? I > don't see a way to say: "This passphrase must be used when doing an SSH > from that incoming IP address." Am I missing something? (very likely). I > could use a different private/public key for each server that I use SSH > with, I guess. But I've only got one server, so far. > > Oh well, it was a "learning experience", I guess. > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > UICI Insurance Center > Information Technology > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' > content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you > should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action > based on it, is strictly prohibited. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
