setting a password less ssh connection

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

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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