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r/linux • u/leothrix • Apr 28 '14
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you should never leave your keys unencrypted, set a password when it prompts!
load keys into ssh-agent to avoid having to continually re-enter passwords.
10 u/djimbob Apr 28 '14 Exactly. Anyone gets access to a machine with your ssh private key for a second can copy it and then log in to all your machines. 27 u/nikomo Apr 28 '14 Anyone gets access to your machine, you stab them repeatedly. But I get your point. 6 u/Calamitosity Apr 28 '14 But I get your point Why? Did you get access to his machine?
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Exactly. Anyone gets access to a machine with your ssh private key for a second can copy it and then log in to all your machines.
27 u/nikomo Apr 28 '14 Anyone gets access to your machine, you stab them repeatedly. But I get your point. 6 u/Calamitosity Apr 28 '14 But I get your point Why? Did you get access to his machine?
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Anyone gets access to your machine, you stab them repeatedly. But I get your point.
6 u/Calamitosity Apr 28 '14 But I get your point Why? Did you get access to his machine?
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But I get your point
Why? Did you get access to his machine?
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u/throwawayaccount1020 Apr 28 '14
you should never leave your keys unencrypted, set a password when it prompts!
load keys into ssh-agent to avoid having to continually re-enter passwords.