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Re: How to access cvs.debian.org with ssh/rsa keys?



On 2004-03-06 Frank Küster <frank@debian.org> wrote:
> I've recently been given write access to the tetex directories on
> cvs.debian.org, but it seems when I login, the password is blown over
> the net in plaintext.

> I have put my rsa key into the LDAP system, and can login e.g. into
> gluck with ssh. Since the key is protected by a password, I'm asked this
> password, but then the question asked is:

> Enter passphrase for key '/home/frank/.ssh/id_rsa': 

> I have set CVS_RSH=ssh, and I try to access the cvs with 

> cvs -d :pserver:frank@cvs.debian.org:/cvs/tetex login
[...]

Yes cvs pserver is using with plaintext authentication, if you were
using ssh it would read :ext:frank@cvs.debian.org:/cvs/tetex (ext
instead of pserver).
              cu andreas



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