Re: Accounts on debian.org machines
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> Steve Langasek wrote:
>
> >But an ssh key on removable media is not vulnerable to keysniffing
> >alone, where a password is.
>
> There's no inherent increase in security from using a key on a
> USB device other than the fact that attackers aren't thinking about that
> yet.
Cryptographic smart cards on a USB token seem like the only secure way
to store keys: http://www.datakey.com/products/smartCards/ikey.shtml
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