Re: Advice Needed On Recent Rootings
On 2003-05-29 00:12 -0500, Jayson Vantuyl wrote:
> Question: Can one use a key *AND* a password? That would make me
> really happy. I just don't like getting ahold of a file or a password
> being enough...
You can put a passphrase on the key, if that's what you mean:
ssh-keygen -p
You then have to enter the passphrase to use the key, so an attacker
getting hold of the key file can't use it without the passphrase. Of
course, this can still be sniffed if they are on the box.
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Michael Rowe <mrowe@mojain.com>
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