sshkey
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| From now, every time you connet to a server, the server will recognize your workstation automatically (it read the ~/ | From now, every time you connet to a server, the server will recognize your workstation automatically (it read the ~/ | ||
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| - | ==== Setup ssh-agent ==== | ||
| In fact, since your private key is encrypted, you need to type the password that can decrypt it each time you want to use it. Seems like we didn't gain anything till now. | In fact, since your private key is encrypted, you need to type the password that can decrypt it each time you want to use it. Seems like we didn't gain anything till now. | ||
| - | Ssh-agent is a program that keeps in memory your decrypted private ssh key and serves it to ssh when it is needed. In this way you only have to type the decryption password only once. Keeping the decrypted key (or the password) in memory is considered safer than letting the key file un-encrypted. | + | Ssh-agent is a program that keeps in memory your decrypted private ssh key and serves it to ssh when it is needed. In this way you only have to type the decryption password only once. Keeping the decrypted key (or the password) in memory is considered safer than letting the key file un-encrypted. |
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| + | ==== Setup ssh-agent ==== | ||
| - | Let's set it up. | ||
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