Re: blocking ssh Root Logins

To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: blocking ssh Root Logins
From: Robert Brockway <rbrockway@opentrend.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:50:19 -0500 (EST)
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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Alan Chandler wrote:

> As added ergonomics with security, the internal ssh private key has no 
> passphrase, whilst the one on my laptop has a substantial passphrase - just 
> in case I loose the laptop.

If you want to access the server without needing to enter the passphrase 
each time look into ssh-agent and ssh-add.  This is more secure than 
running with an empty passphrase.

Cheers,
	Rob

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References:
- Re: blocking ssh Root Logins
  - From: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
- Re: blocking ssh Root Logins
  - From: robsims@robsims.com (Rob Sims)
- Re: blocking ssh Root Logins
  - From: "Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@familiasanchez.net>
- Re: blocking ssh Root Logins
  - From: Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>

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