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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by fa...@hyperreal.org on 1999/12/14 18:45:18 UTC
cvs commit: apache-devsite devnotes.html
fanf 99/12/14 09:45:17
Modified: . devnotes.html
Log:
One of my colleages noted that this page recommends using
unencrypted ssh keys. It's better to use the ssh-agent.
Submitted by: Mike Bristow <mi...@demon.net>
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<LI>On your local system generate your SSH public key file
<SAMP>~/.ssh/identity.pub</SAMP> via <SAMP>ssh-keygen</SAMP> and then put
- it in <SAMP>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</SAMP> on the repository system. This
- will allow you to access the repository without having to enter a password
- for each CVS operation. But make sure that you didn't enter a passphrase
- when running <SAMP>ssh-keygen</SAMP> or you need to enter that one
- instead of the password (which would be no gain).
+ it in <SAMP>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</SAMP> on the repository system. If you
+ use the <SAMP>ssh-agent</SAMP> this will allow you to access the repository
+ without having to enter a password for each CVS operation. Use
+ <SAMP>ssh-add</SAMP> and enter your passphrase once when you start a
+ session, and <SAMP>ssh-add -D</SAMP> at the end of the session to
+ delete your unencrypted key from the agent.
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