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From: "Mikolaj J. Habryn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Peter Rundle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] SSH hint required
> On 22 Dec 2000 08:21:11 +1100, Peter Rundle wrote:
>> Can someone enlighten me as to how this might work in regards to the
>> login password? Is there some certificate or something that you can
>> store on the box running the script the holds the passwords for each
>> machine a .sshrc file or something? man ssh didn't help much.
uh, the ssh and sshd manpages document `authorized keys'.
> man ssh-agent
>
> PS: Yes, this is a Better Way.
No it isn't.
ssh-agent has been responsible for a number of security problems over the
years. I don't/won't use it for that reason.
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