On 10/10/02 9:31 PM, "Peter Kiem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This might seem a stupid question but I often see people recommending that
> you never log into SSH with password but rather use keys.
>
> Doesn't this create a security issue as if someone manages to break into one
> computer you own they can simply SSH straight into the other systems without
> passwords using the keys stored on that computer?
Only if you create keys that have no passphrase on them...
> At least if you are using passwords they need to work out the other
> computer's passwords before they can SSH into them?
Again, only if you create keys that have no passphrase.
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