Robert Brockway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > thing is a pain in the but. At least on the Linux machines it is > > straightforward and I set those up when I can to use keys instead of > > passwords. > > May I introduce you to ssh-agent and ssh-add. They are a standard part of > ssh and will operate between implementations (as long as no one has broken > their implementation). > > This is the last line of my ~/.xsession file: > > ssh-agent bash -c "ssh-add < /dev/null && /usr/bin/fvwm2"
And if anyone can get at your console, they can CTRL-ALT-Backspace to get to a logged in shell prompt. They may not still have your ssh-add added keys, but they can certainly slot something in to get them the next time you use them. I prefer to ssh-add after an "exec /usr/bin/blackbox" in ~/.xsession, followed by a password protected xscreensaver. fwiw. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt Spammers! http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling/autospam.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
