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From: "Mikolaj J. Habryn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Crossfire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] SSH hint required
> > ... You're one of David's friends, aren't you?
>
> You know... that's really depressing.
I take it thats a yes... It kinda clicked when I saw the rcpt.to...
In case he's mentioned me... I'm Chris.
> > The concept is evil and distincitvely scary. Theres been lots of noise
> > about agent - I don't use it on the principle that enough [knowledgable]
> > people have made LOTS of noise about it.
>
> I'm normally one of them, believe me :) ssh-agent, much like every other
> network access tool, is a compromise between security and convenience.
> Sometimes it's worth it, sometimes it isn't.
I have a rather hardline attitude towards only sacrificing security if its
needed for functionality - convenience is just an excuse to be lazy ;)
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