----- Original Message ----- From: "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: Really silly SSH question.
> 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? The keystrokes authorizing the use of the key do not pass over the network, and they are not incorporated in the values used to authenticate other than to select wihich authenticator is transmitted to the remote system. Makes it a lot harder to intercept traffic or your authentication keys without physical access to your computer. -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
