[CentOS] ssh-askpass in bash script

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On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org> wrote:

> Am 02.03.2014 19:16, schrieb Joseph Spenner:
>
> > Why not just use authorized_keys with an empty pass phrase?
>
> Because that is discouraged due to security.
>

+1 security, security, security
-- password-less SSH keys aren't a great idea
-- for some situations, they are acceptable - but overuse is bound to bite
back

It's simple enough to use the ssh-agent to store your passphrase in the
keyring for a designated amount of time.  When I'm running GNOME, I allow
the built-in ssh-agent to handle things for me ... when I'm working via gnu
screen, I use ssh-agent+ssh-add.

By what you have said, it doesn't sound like you're caching things in the
keyring.  For a day at work, I only ever have to enter my passphrase once
(unless I remotely connect to my desktop from another desktop to connect to
a server).  Other than a password for the root user (which I rarely use),
I'm using SSH keys to authenticate.

I too am using ssh-agent and ssh-add.

I have added ssh-agent to my bash profile so it's automatically ran.  From
there I manually run ssh-add and enter my passphrase.  Smooth sailing from
there.


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