Sorry for the late answer, been busy at work.
* Is it reproducible?
Yes, it's reproducible.
* Steps to reproduce:
1. Copy an existing private ssh key to the folder ~/.ssh/id_rsa (or create a
new ssh key and add that key to the server)
2. Try to make a connection to the ssh server which the key
Public bug reported:
When using SSH with a ssh key that is password protected, the gnome-
keyring doesn't ask for the password of the ssh key. In Ubuntu 8.10,
gnome-keyring used to ask for the password of the ssh key, and then
stored it and automatically remembered it. Other people seem to have