> Right now I use passwords for some ssh connections, and passwordless ssh > for crontab rsyncs, using passwordless rsa keys. (When it asked to enter > a password for ssh-keygen I just hit enter). Does this leave me > vulnerable? Is there a how-to on this that explains how to use ssh-agent > with keys with passes? I recommend Keychain <http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/keychain/>. With keychain, you can log in and unlock your keys and allow your ssh communications to use them as needed. You do have to unlock them after each reboot. Barry