Re: Bug#756172: ITP: ssh-cron -- cron-like job scheduler than handles ssh key passphrases
On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:05:37 -0700, tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>
wrote:
>* Package name : ssh-cron
> Version : 0.91.01
> Upstream Author :
>* URL :
>* License : GPL-2+
> Programming Lang: C++
> Description : cron-like job scheduler than handles ssh key passphrases
>
> ssh-cron acts like cron, but is provided with ssh passphrases allowing
> its commands to access remote systems without requiring a passphrase
> to be stored in a clear-text file or resorting to ssh keys without
> passphrases.
Why would one use such a tool? passphraseless keys exist, and can be
configured to be secure.
Greetings
Marc
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