ssh-agent + encrypted file system (for the client machine) is generally what I use. I also have a ton of keys which are managed in ~/.ssh/config
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Lewko, Robert <lew...@uleth.ca> wrote: > Thanks for your response(s). I don't want to use a key without a pass > phrase so that if the laptop gets stolen they don't have my server too. > > What I have settled on is a script for each key that I am using that runs > keychain. > > > And kterm, tho a kde application does directly call and use bash, so no > > you > > cant use the kwallet to feed it the username and password. your best bet > > is to > > use public/private key pairs. > > > http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/06/perform-ssh-and-scp-without-entering-password-on-openssh/ > > > > > http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/11/3-steps-to-perform-ssh-login-without-password-using-ssh-keygen-ssh-copy-id/ > > > > a couple of links to get you going. > > > > Make sure you keep the private part of your pgp key on your computer and > > only > > send the public part out... > > > > Cheers > > Sam > > > > On April 17, 2014 Thursday 16:33:19 Anand Singh wrote: > >> You are correct, it needs to be a KDE application to use kwallet. > >> Luckily, SSH has its own methods to accomplish the same thing. You can > >> authenticate with a certificate instead of a password. > >> > >> https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/howto/ssh/public_key/#openssh > >> > >> Anand. > >> > >> On Apr 17, 2014 4:21 PM, "Lewko, Robert" <lew...@uleth.ca> wrote: > >> > Is it possible that to use kwallet to store and manage the > >> > key/passphrase for a ssh? > >> > > >> > In other words - what I want is to configure kwallet so that I enter > >> my > >> > kwallet password when I login and then when I use ssh kwallet takes > >> care > >> > of entering my passphrase into ksshaskpass without me having to enter > >> it > >> > again? > >> > > >> > The best thing that I have been able to do is put a script into > >> > .kde/Autostart that calls keychain. > >> > > >> > It seems to me that getting kwallet to manage the passphrase would > >> only be > >> > possible if there was a KDE ssh application? Has anyone looked into > >> this? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > clug-talk mailing list > >> > clug-talk@clug.ca > >> > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >> > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >> > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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