setting a password less ssh connection
Mikkel L. Ellertson
mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Fri May 19 19:05:38 UTC 2006
Karl Larsen wrote:
> I can't see how a public key gives enough saftey to the system. All
> mine have passwords and you can fix it so you don't need to type the
> password, but it's there. You make yourself a trusted user.
>
> Karl
>
>
The passphrase is on the private key, not the public key. If you use
one without a password, you have to protect your private key even
more then if it had a passphrase. (It can be a phrase, instead of a
password, making it harder to crack, but easier to remember.)
You can use a passphrase protected key without having to enter the
passphrase every time by using ssh-agent and ssh-add. Both Gnome and
KDE have clients to manage your keys as well.
Mikkel
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