Comments on: How to SSH to your remote server without entering a password every time http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/17/how-to-ssh-to-your-remote-server-without-entering-a-password-every-time/ Common questions, simple answers Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:54:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Daily Lifestream Digest for 2009-01-04 http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/17/how-to-ssh-to-your-remote-server-without-entering-a-password-every-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9982 Daily Lifestream Digest for 2009-01-04 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:38:26 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1905#comment-9982 [...] Jackie bookmarked a link on Delicious. How to SSH to your remote server without entering a password every time - Simple Help [...] [...] Jackie bookmarked a link on Delicious. How to SSH to your remote server without entering a password every time – Simple Help [...]

]]> By: Matt Simmons http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/17/how-to-ssh-to-your-remote-server-without-entering-a-password-every-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9984 Matt Simmons Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:59:45 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1905#comment-9984 @Justin & Sukrit Your best bet is to use a key-agent to manage your pass phrases. I wrote about methods of allowing the agent to run in the background of servers on my blog a while back: http://standalone-sysadmin.blogspot.com/2008/11/host-to-host-security-with-ssh-keys.html @Justin & Sukrit

Your best bet is to use a key-agent to manage your pass phrases. I wrote about methods of allowing the agent to run in the background of servers on my blog a while back:

http://standalone-sysadmin.blogspot.com/2008/11/host-to-host-security-with-ssh-keys.html

]]> By: myhnet http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/17/how-to-ssh-to-your-remote-server-without-entering-a-password-every-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9983 myhnet Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1905#comment-9983 hmmm, now, we just use a command called "ssh-copy-id" to copy the public key to remote servers, you need to use cat, scp, it makes everything quite easier now. see my website: http://blog.myhnet.cn/2008/12/30/how-to-ssh-to-your-remote-server-without-entering-a-password-every-time hmmm, now, we just use a command called “ssh-copy-id” to copy the public key to remote servers, you need to use cat, scp, it makes everything quite easier now.

see my website:
http://blog.myhnet.cn/2008/12/30/how-to-ssh-to-your-remote-server-without-entering-a-password-every-time

]]> By: Justin Ellison http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/17/how-to-ssh-to-your-remote-server-without-entering-a-password-every-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9981 Justin Ellison Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:28:19 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1905#comment-9981 <cite>For any cynics out there this method is quite secure. In fact, in my opinion it is probably more secure than entering a password.</cite> Umm... I completely disagree. There are cases where using a blank passphrase on a key is convenient, and even sometimes where it's necessary, but it's not as secure as using a passphrase. If I successfully compromise your workstation, if you don't secure your private key with a passphrase, it's <b>really</b. game-over. Not only will I have control of your workstation, but I will have free reign on all the remote boxes that you've setup key-based authentication to. If you secure the private key with a passphrase, I will only have control of your workstation. It's not something that's inherently insecure, but it's something that readers should be made aware of. Justin For any cynics out there this method is quite secure. In fact, in my opinion it is probably more secure than entering a password.

Umm… I completely disagree. There are cases where using a blank passphrase on a key is convenient, and even sometimes where it’s necessary, but it’s not as secure as using a passphrase.

If I successfully compromise your workstation, if you don’t secure your private key with a passphrase, it’s really</b. game-over. Not only will I have control of your workstation, but I will have free reign on all the remote boxes that you’ve setup key-based authentication to. If you secure the private key with a passphrase, I will only have control of your workstation.

It’s not something that’s inherently insecure, but it’s something that readers should be made aware of.

Justin

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