Is it possible to pass the password in the ssh/scp command line?

From: Frank Callone (inn200_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:21:45 +0100

Assume I am working on my own computer. No one else has access to it (at least for the current session).

Now I want to use ssh. Is it possible to enter the password at the command line?
e.g.

ssh user@remotehost -p <mypassword>

Or is there any other trick which prevents me from being prompted for the password?
E.g.

ssh user@remotehost -getpasswd < fromfile.txt

or by using some certificate e.g.

ssh user@remotehost -usecertinsteadpasswd /var/user/mycert.pkcs

Frank

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